Pro-Palestinian Activists Deface Historic Portrait of Balfour in UK
A pro-Palestinian group, Palestine Action, defaced a century-old portrait of Arthur James Balfour, the author of the Balfour Declaration, at the University of Cambridge in England, to draw attention to the "bloodshed of the Palestinian people since the Balfour Declaration was issued." The group's act of defacing the portrait was intended to highlight the impact of the declaration on the Palestinian people, particularly in light of the current conflict in Gaza. This incident is part of a trend of art defacement as a protest tactic, with recent instances involving pro-Palestinian protesters targeting art in New York.