Anti-Israel group boasts ‘abducting’ busts of Israel’s first president from Manchester university

British police are investigating a robbery at the University of Manchester in which two busts of Israel’s first president were stolen, apparently by pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists.

Anti-Israel group Palestine Action posts footage on social media of two masked individuals smashing glass display cases to steal the busts from the University of Manchester.

“Palestine Action abduct sculptures of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann, from the University of Manchester. Weizmann secured the Balfour Declaration, a British pledge written 107 years ago, which began the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by signing the land away,” the group posts on X.

Greater Manchester Police says the burglary was reported shortly before midnight last night, according to British media reports.

BREAKING: Palestine Action abduct sculptures of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann, from the University of Manchester.

Weizmann secured the Balfour Declaration, a British pledge written 107 years ago, which began the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by signing the land away. pic.twitter.com/a8urQciod5

— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) November 2, 2024