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| Lord Balfour: Pro-Palestinian protesters damage University of Cambridge painting | Lord Balfour: Pro-Palestinian protesters damage University of Cambridge painting |
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| Palestine Action says an activist 'ruined' Balfour painting in Trinity College, Cambridge | Palestine Action says an activist 'ruined' Balfour painting in Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Police have launched an investigation after a painting of a politician, linked to the creation of Israel, was damaged. | Police have launched an investigation after a painting of a politician, linked to the creation of Israel, was damaged. |
| Palestine Action said one of its activists had "ruined" a 1914 painting of Lord Balfour at Trinity College, part of the University of Cambridge. | |
| A statement on the group's website said the painting had been "slashed" and sprayed with red paint. | A statement on the group's website said the painting had been "slashed" and sprayed with red paint. |
| Footage was also posted on social media. | Footage was also posted on social media. |
| A Cambridgeshire Police spokeswoman said: "This afternoon we received an online report of criminal damage today to a painting at Trinity College, Cambridge. | A Cambridgeshire Police spokeswoman said: "This afternoon we received an online report of criminal damage today to a painting at Trinity College, Cambridge. |
| "Officers are attending the scene to secure evidence and progress the investigation. No arrests have been made at this stage." | "Officers are attending the scene to secure evidence and progress the investigation. No arrests have been made at this stage." |
| Lord Balfour was foreign secretary in 1917 when a declaration was made pledging Britain's support for the establishment "in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" and has been seen by some historians as a starting point for the Arab-Israeli conflict. | Lord Balfour was foreign secretary in 1917 when a declaration was made pledging Britain's support for the establishment "in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" and has been seen by some historians as a starting point for the Arab-Israeli conflict. |
| A spokeswoman for Trinity College said: "Trinity College regrets the damage caused to a portrait of Arthur James Balfour during public opening hours. The police have been informed. Support is available for any member of the college community affected." | A spokeswoman for Trinity College said: "Trinity College regrets the damage caused to a portrait of Arthur James Balfour during public opening hours. The police have been informed. Support is available for any member of the college community affected." |
| Palestine Action said, in a statement: "Palestine Action ruined a 1914 painting by Philip Alexius de László inside Trinity College, University of Cambridge of Lord Arthur James Balfour - the colonial administrator and signatory of the Balfour Declaration." | Palestine Action said, in a statement: "Palestine Action ruined a 1914 painting by Philip Alexius de László inside Trinity College, University of Cambridge of Lord Arthur James Balfour - the colonial administrator and signatory of the Balfour Declaration." |
| They added that "an activist slashed the homage and sprayed the artwork with red paint". | They added that "an activist slashed the homage and sprayed the artwork with red paint". |
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| University of Cambridge | University of Cambridge |