{"id":3813,"date":"2026-02-27T09:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3813"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:10:05","slug":"winston-churchill-statue-defaced-with-the-words-zionist-war-criminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3813","title":{"rendered":"Winston Churchill statue defaced with the words \u2018Zionist war criminal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Winston Churchill statue defaced with the words \u2018Zionist war criminal\u2019\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2263811324.jpg?height=683&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>A number of statements were written across the Churchill statue <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>A statue of Winston Churchill has been defaced with the words &#8220;Zionist war criminal&#8221;, as well as a number of other statements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The graffiti appears to have been done overnight on the statue of the former prime minister in Parliament Square and features a number of statements written across the statue and its plinth. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>These include &#8220;Zionist war criminal&#8221;, but also &#8220;Stop the genocide&#8221; and &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The side of the statue&#8217;s plinth graffiti read: &#8220;Groetjes uit den haag (Greetings from The Hague)&#8221; and &#8220;Globalise the Intifada.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>On the back off the statute it was written: &#8220;Never again is now&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full flex flex-col items-center max-w-[659px] 970:max-w-[630px] my-5\">\n<div class=\"w-[345px] tablet:w-[618px]\"><img alt=\"Article image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"329\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full h-auto object-contain rounded-[10px]\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2263811348.jpg?height=683&amp;width=1024\"\/><img alt=\"Logo Camera in article\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"11\" height=\"9\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"absolute w-[11px] h-[9px] bottom-[11px] right-[11px] object-conatin tablet:hidden\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/static\/media\/camera.5e27b748.png\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Images show Westminster heritage wardens covering up the graffiti with tape and plastic bin bags.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Winston #Churchill #statue #defaced #words #Zionist #war #criminal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of statements were written across the Churchill statue A statue of Winston Churchill has been defaced with the words &#8220;Zionist war criminal&#8221;, as well as a number of other statements. 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