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A golden statue of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was promptly removed by workers of the Tel Aviv municipality after the artwork mysteriously appeared in front of City Hall early on Tuesday.
The artist behind the protest said he placed the 4.5-meter (15-foot) statue on Rabin Square, formerly known as Square of the Kings, to provoke Israelis into thinking about the position of Netanyahu in the country.
Itay Zalait said his goal was to test freedom of expression with a reference to the biblical golden calf - and a dig at some Israelis' idolatry of the prime minister.
Netanyahu is often perceived as keeping a firm grip on authority.
City Hall says it was placed without a permit and ordered it to be removed.
According to Jewish tradition, the depiction of people as statues is forbidden to prevent glorification of humans to the level of God.


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