A masked protester destroyed a wax statue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Mexico City’s Wax Museum on Tuesday night.
From the video, which was circulated on social media, it appears the vandal had covered the statue in red paint before attacking it with a hammer. A Palestinian flag is seen lying at the bottom of the statue.
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The man then told the camera: “Long live Palestine. Long live Sudan. Long live Yemen. Long live Puerto Rico.”
'Blood of Palestinians'
In a slightly more detailed video posted by BDS Mexico, the activist wrote: “I have the responsibility to take down this war criminal because the Wax Museum in Mexico City forgot to cover it with the blood of 40,000 Palestinians.
“I do this by embracing the Jewish people, whom I love dearly, and whose identity has been hijacked by these genocidal [people].
“These war criminals are not welcome in our city.”
The man concluded: “Our liberation must come as a collective, or not at all. Death to imperialism.”