Israel And Palestine - From Then Until Now

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[Asmodeus]

From Then

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Balfour Declaration 1917

November 2nd, 1917

Dear Lord Rothschild,

I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet.

"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."

I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.

Yours sincerely,

Arthur James Balfour

Until Now

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The Middle East 1916 - 2001 : A Documentary Record

1910-1919	1920-1929	1930-1939	1940-1949	1950-1959
1960-1969	1970-1979	1980-1989	1990-1999	2000-2010
See Also: United Nations - Question of Palestine

[rmlew]

Biased from tyhe start. The refuse to note that 2/3 of PAlestine isa sovegeign Arab state.