Another disturbing event took place in Britain last week, although one less directly threatening to Jews’ physical safety. Following the example of some climate protesters who have taken to vandalizing cherished pieces of art in recent years, a woman slashed and spraypainted a portrait of Lord Arthur Balfour, the author of the 1917 declaration, hanging in Cambridge University.

Another disturbing event took place in Britain last week, although one less directly threatening to Jews’ physical safety. Following the example of some climate protesters who have taken to vandalizing cherished pieces of art in recent years, a woman slashed and spraypainted a portrait of Lord Arthur Balfour, the author of the 1917 declaration, hanging in Cambridge University.