A statue of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, which was stolen by pro-Palestinian activists has now been 'beheaded' in a move described as 'designed to terrorise British Jews.'
A statue of Israel 's first president stolen by pro-Palestinian activists has now been 'beheaded' in a move that one peer described as 'designed to terrorise British Jews.'
A day after the statues were 'abducted', the group showed an image appeared of the busts, one wrapped in a red keffiyeh, the other in a white one, with the group saying 'Weizmann is now under Palestine Action's control' 'The authorities have been too lax on Palestine Action. Given the events of this weekend, it is clear that Palestine Action will only continue to escalate its campaign of criminality, and the authorities are failing to stand in its way.
The beheading of the statue follows its audacious theft from the Chemistry Building at the University of Manchester in the early hours of Saturday, which coincided with the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration of 2 November 1917. Lord Walney has warned the action of beheading the stolen statue could be 'interpreted as incitement' and was 'designed to terrorise British Jews'
The statement went on to say: 'Over several meetings, Weizmann who as 'the rocks of Judea, obstacles that had to be cleared on a difficult path', lobbied Balfour into assisting the Zionist colonisation of Palestine.Police are investigating the incident as a suspected hate crime The incident coincided with further actions by the group on Saturday, which included red paint being thrown at the University of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing building, as well as the offices of charity Jewish National Fund in Hampstead and Hendon, London.
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