Churchill statue in London defaced with anti-Israel messages

A antheral was arrested aft a statue of precocious United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill was defaced with reddish graffiti successful London, the Metropolitan Police noted successful a station connected X.

Photos amusement the statue and its basal defaced with messages specified arsenic "NEVER AGAIN IS NOW," "ZIONIST WAR CRIMINAL" AND "GLOBALISE THE INTIFADA!"

"Overnight, the Winston Churchill statue successful Parliament Square was graffitied with reddish paint," the constabulary noted successful the station connected Friday.

A pistillate takes photos of the statue of Sir Winston Churchill successful Parliament Square, which has been defaced overnight with reddish overgarment and the words "Free Palestine," successful London, England, Feb. 27, 2026.  (REUTERS/Carlos Jasso)

"Officers were connected country wrong 2 minutes of being alerted soon aft 4am. A 38-yr-old antheral is successful custody having been arrested connected suspicion of racially aggravated transgression damage," the constabulary added.

A Dutch activistic radical claimed recognition for the graffiti. 

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The statue of Sir Winston Churchill, which was defaced overnight with reddish overgarment and the words "Never again is now," successful Parliament Square, London, England, Feb. 27, 2026.  (REUTERS/Carlos Jasso)

"On the greeting of 27th February, the statue of Winston Churchill astatine Parliament Square was defaced with reddish paint. This protestation was organised and executed by @freethefilton24nl," a station connected Instagram claims.

The station features a pre-recorded connection successful which a antheral says, "My sanction is Olax Outis. I americium a national of the Netherlands." 

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The Churchill statue successful Parliament Square is vandalized successful the aboriginal hours of the greeting with reddish overgarment and anti-Israel slogans including "Zionist warfare criminal", "Stop the Genocide", "Never again is Now," "Globalise the Intifada," and what appears to beryllium "Greetings from the Hague" successful Dutch connected Feb. 27, 2026, successful London. (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

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He identifies himself arsenic "part of a Dutch enactment radical called Free the Filton 24 NL," explaining, "I've travel to the United Kingdom to deface statue of 1 of history’s astir well-known warfare criminals, Winston Churchill."

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