Agreed, except that I would call this peaceful protest. Vandalism isn't violence. Violence is against a person. As long as no person was relying on this painting for their meals or shelter or whatever - and they definitely weren't - then no person was harmed.

actually later on this will add more historical value to it.

Another important detail to consider is that these pieces are really only worthwhile for their historical value. I would argue that this response is more significant than the original production of the painting.

If anything, the value of this painting will increase due to the added historical value of this event.

Definitely. Historic or not, don't put bad people on pedestals. E.g. there's a reason why you don't see statues of Hitler in Germany.

If we are going to shed tears for the loss of culture, then the loss of Roman era bath houses and early Christian churches in Gaza is quite a bit more concerning to me than this painting.

Oh no, a painting! So much more important and relatable than children dying. That happens all the time.

/s

Edit: I'm agreeing with the above point, folks. Lives are more important than paintings. We need a lot more outrage about people dying and less about property damage.

If they punched a baby, instead, which is actually better than what's going Gaza, would it be wrong for people to be upset about them taking it out on something that has nothing to do with the criminals they are protesting?

It's a dumb thing they did and they are a piece of shit. But what Israel is doing is Gaza is infinitely worse. It completely reasonable and easy to hold these two positions at the same time.

The Israeli army is retreating in fear. Now it's a painting, next time they might smash a vase!

The thing is that the is plain useless. Nobody is going to have a change of heart because somebody slashed a painting. If anything I think it can have a slight effect on the opposite direction.

It's also very interesting, some people defending this action and upset about Israels invasion seem very chill about Russia's invasion...

No amount of destroyed paintings won’t make me care more about Palestine

Hang on a tick. Is that my old cheese? My good-time boy?! Or is he but a simple human man?

If this attracts negative attention, Imagine the one commiting genocide could attract.

I know right! At first it infuriates you, then you find out it was the guy who started this Palestine mess, and that it was a directly targeted attack.

Not blocking some road, gluing your hands to something, or throwing stuff at art behind glass and generally doing something that actually has any relation to your cause.

If art of the dude responsible for the genocide makes you lose sympathy for the victims, then maybe it’s time to stop pretending you care at all and just embrace the genocide.

This is like taking down Confederate statues.

Why y'all worshipping assholes?

Apparently you didn't read the article, the guy had a direct role in the destruction of Palestine

Ugh. You insufferable robots moved over here from Reddit? At least you’re being downvoted.

It was in a college, not a museum.

Paintings and statues in public places is a fair game imo.

i think the person who did this not hating the jews since the beginning of time and maybe the person did not hate anyone at all. how about focus on the actual eventlike the ongoing genocide by the israelimilitary instead of playing the victim card

It was "just a letter" written on behalf of the British state giving their full support for the creation of Israel in what was, at the time, British-occupied Ottoman land that the British had already promised to return to the Palestinian people.

So yes, the British literally give the land - which was not theirs in any legitimate form - to a group other than the native population.

They then provided (and continue to provide) financial, political and military support for decades, while Palestine was progressively colonised.