Cambridge: Police have launched an investigation after a 110-year-old painting of Lord James Balfour, a politician linked to the creation of Israel, was damaged by pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Cambridge. A statement on the group’s website said the painting had been “slashed” and sprayed with red paint, according to a BBC report.Cambridge: Police have launched an investigation after a 110-year-old painting of Lord James Balfour, a politician linked to the creation of Israel, was damaged by pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Cambridge. A statement on the group’s website said the painting had been “slashed” and sprayed with red paint, according to a BBC report.