British campaign group Palestinian Action have slashed a historic painting at the University of Cambridge.
An activist was filmed spray painting and then slashing the portrait of Lord Balfour at the university’s Trinity College.
The 1917 Balfour Declaration was a pledge by Britain declaring its aim to establish a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine.
It is seen by many as a starting point for the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The declaration was written by the then foreign secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Walter Rothschild, a leading proponent of Zionism.
Palestine Action wrote on X: “Normally our direct-action campaign is focused on Israel’s weapons trade in Britain.
” However, it’s necessary to highlight Britain’s historic and current role in the colonisation of Palestine which roots back to the Balfour declaration.”
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