They deface and destroy a painting in Cambridge: the shocking work of pro-Palestine activists

Some might call it revenge, but what happened at a university CambridgeIn England, everyone tastes defeat. Seeing a pro-Palestine activist first deface a photo Arthur Balfour And then cutting and destroying it with a box cutter represents the negative culmination of the level to which cancel culture and anti-Zionism prevail in certain settings, including the most prestigious university in the United Kingdom.

It all happened this afternoon, when a group of activists stormed the place Trinity CollegeIt is one of the historical institutions that make up the English university, founded in the sixteenth century. A valuable painting was lost forever due to an act of vandalism disguised as activity, specifically at one of the universities where it was located Anti-Zionist movement The supporters of Palestine are more energetic and encouraging. The violent act was carried out by a group calling itself “Palestine work“In less than two hours, the video reached approximately 250,000 likes.”The Balfour Declaration, issued in 1917, began Ethnic cleansing Palestine vows to give up the land“, write activists in social demand.”The British were the forerunners of the Nakba and trained Zionist militias to ethnically cleanse more than 750,000 Palestinians, destroy more than 500 villages, and slaughter many families. The Nakba never stopped, and today's genocide is rooted in and supported by British complicity“, they continue in their statement.

In this document, A vile act, Like the destruction of a work of art, we do not read anything new compared to what “Palestine Action” has always supported, which defines itself as “Direct action network that dismantles British collusion In Israeli apartheid“The fears of those who in recent years have raised doubts and fears about the tangible danger to women are beginning to come true Western artwork, targeted by activists. Balfour's image has purely symbolic value for the Palestinian cause, but for some time the works have been used by activists as a tool to increase the resonance of their actions in the media. The most valuable works are preserved and protected, but as happened to the Cambridge Painting, which has now been destroyed, this can also happen to other works. To date, the university has not issued any statement yet.