The Balfour Declaration of Nov. 2, 1917 was a letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Zionist leader Baron Rothschild stating that “His Majesty’s government views with favour the ...

It was a day like this day, 96 years ago, on November 2, 1917, when Britain decided to shift away its “problem”, and promise the Jews a homeland in Palestine. The Arab land that was under cruel and ...

For some time, I have been grappling with the British reasons behind the Balfour Declaration and what it really meant. Let us start with what we know. In early March 1915, with a sense of urgency, ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) holds a news conference after a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels, Belgium, March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman ...

We add: the “Balfour promise” would not have seen the light or been realized on the ground in Palestine had the Arab nation, its states, and its regimes then—and even up to the present—borne their ...

There is more than a little irony in Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to attend a “celebration” dinner this week in London with his British counterpart, Theresa May, marking the ...

LONDON: A century after his ancestor wrote a letter that became a foundation stone for the state of Israel, Lord Balfour condemns the "complete imbalance" in its application from the Palestinians' ...

Trying to find 'The Balfour Declaration: Britain's Promise to the Holy Land' right from your couch? Here are a few more things worth knowing about the documentary flick. The Balfour Declaration: ...

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The centenary of the Balfour Declaration on Nov. 2 marks a promise made by the British government to help create a Jewish national home in Palestine. In Britain, people are divided on whether the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) holds a news conference after a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Federica ...