The balfour declaration was a november 2, 1917 letter from british foreign secretary arthur james balfour to lord rothschild that made public the british support of a jewish homeland in palestine. The balfour declaration was a public statement issued by the british government in 1917 during the first world war announcing support for the establishment of a national home for the jewish people in palestine, then an ottoman region with a small minority jewish population. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
The middle east and north africa in world politics, a documentary record. Aug 21, 2018 the balfour declaration was a letter written by british foreign secretary arthur balfour to lionel walter rothschild, in which he expressed the british. The balfour declaration led the league of nations to entrust the united kingdom with the palestine mandate in 1922. The cambridge declaration on consciousness was written by philip low and edited by jaak panksepp, diana reiss, david edelman, bruno van swinderen, philip low and christof koch.
Balfour declaration, november 2, 1917, statement of british support for the establishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people. Jun 11, 2018 the balfour declaration was a november 2, 1917 letter from british foreign secretary arthur james balfour to lord rothschild that made public the british support of a jewish homeland in palestine. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the. Read more about the balfour declarations many questions. It was made in a letter from arthur james balfour, the british foreign secretary, to lionel walter rothschild, 2nd baron rothschild of tring, a leader of the anglojewish community. During the first world war, british policy became gradually committed to the idea of establishing a jewish home in palestine eretz yisrael. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The balfour declaration was a letter written by british foreign secretary arthur balfour to lionel walter rothschild, in which he expressed the british. The balfour declaration was a public statement issued by the british government in 1917. The british artistocrat who condemned palestinians to upheaval had a history of violence.
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