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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Mar 8, 2024, 09:35 PM Mar 8

Activist slashes painting of Arthur Balfour over 1917 declaration

STORY: A video posted on social media by the Palestine Action protest group showed a woman spraying red paint over the life-size portrait before cutting it repeatedly with a knife - the latest in a flurry of protests prompted by the Israel-Hamas war.

Balfour's declaration, made as Ottoman rule was crumbling in the Middle East and Britain a global power, said London would "view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" and work toward it - albeit without prejudicing "the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".

It was the first time a major power had publicly expressed support for a Jewish homeland, gave a boost to the growing worldwide Zionist movement - and shaped what was to become interim British "mandate" rule of Palestine from 1918 onward.

Palestinians have long demanded that Britain apologize for the 67-word statement.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/activist-slashes-painting-arthur-balfour-224820656.html

I'm sure that changed a lot of minds.

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Activist slashes painting of Arthur Balfour over 1917 declaration (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 8 OP
I assume she also objects to Hamas' actions TexasDem69 Mar 8 #1
Twitter cant stop talking about her backpack Mosby Mar 9 #2

TexasDem69

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1. I assume she also objects to Hamas' actions
Fri Mar 8, 2024, 10:49 PM
Mar 8

On 10/7 where Hamas cowards raped women and children, murdered over 1,000 civilians, and kidnapped 100s of others. If you are a decent human being you stand with Israel.

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