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The Embassy of Israel in Canada is condemning an art exhibit at Ottawa’s City Hall, saying that it “glorifies terror.”

The exhibit in question is on display at the Karsh-Masson Art Gallery on the ground floor of City Hall. Artwork there is chosen by an independent three-member panel, but the city is reviewing the policy governing exhibit selection because of concerns raised about the current display.

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The “Invisible” exhibit has been there since earlier this month, when Toronto-based artist Rehab Nazzal was on hand for the opening. “She collects and compiles traces of Palestine, her homeland, and its military occupation by Israel,” says the exhibit brochure.

Nazzal, who previously attended the University of Ottawa to study fine arts, denies her work glorifies terrorism.

The embassy statement arrives a day after Israel’s ambassador to Canada, Rafael Barak, came to City Hall to meet with Mayor Jim Watson about the exhibit. Also Thursday, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa called for the removal of the exhibit.