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British government statement of 1917
The Balfour Declaration (2 November 1917) was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support
Balfour_Declaration
Declaration of the equality of the Commonwealth nations
The Balfour Declaration of 1926, also called the Balfour Definition, was issued by the 1926 Imperial Conference of British Empire leaders in London. It
Balfour_Declaration_of_1926
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905
the Balfour Declaration of 1917 issued on behalf of the cabinet, which supported a "home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, bore his name. Balfour continued
Arthur_Balfour
League of Nations mandate
Jewish national home, as set out in the British government's 1917 Balfour Declaration. The mandate was assigned to Britain by the San Remo conference in
Mandate_for_Palestine
Topics referred to by the same term
Balfour Declaration was a 1917 letter which stated the British government's support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Balfour Declaration
Balfour Declaration (disambiguation)
Balfour_Declaration_(disambiguation)
British historian
Convention. In this 1992 essay, Levene followed the people behind the Balfour Declaration which during the First World War gave birth to the British Mandate
Mark_Levene
Opposition to Zionism
Declaration were to become but a dead letter?." ( Palin 1920, pp. 34–35; Laurens 1999, p. 479) "the Bolshevik Revolution and the Balfour Declaration were
Anti-Zionism
British politician (1879–1919)
France, and the Russian Empire, and was a key negotiator of the Balfour Declaration. Born in Westminster, London, Mark Sykes was the only child of Sir
Mark_Sykes
Sovereign states where Charles III is the head of state
With the growing independence of the dominions in the 1920s, the Balfour Declaration of 1926 established the Commonwealth of Nations and that the nations
Commonwealth_realm
Jewish nationalist movement
"Jewish homeland" (in the Basel declaration) or "national home for the Jewish people" (the term used in the Balfour Declaration), usually under the sovereignty
Zionism
Zionist ideologically irredentist term
the First Jewish–Roman War and the Roman siege of Jerusalem. The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during
Greater_Israel
1948 establishment of a Jewish state
any other country. Through this letter, which became known as the Balfour Declaration, British government policy officially endorsed Zionism. After World
Israeli Declaration of Independence
Israeli_Declaration_of_Independence
British dominion in Oceania from 1907 to 1947
freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth — Balfour Declaration of 1926 The Balfour Report further resolved that each respective governor-general
Dominion_of_New_Zealand
British banker and zoologist (1868–1937)
Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was presented with the Balfour Declaration, which pledged British support for a Jewish national home in Palestine
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
Walter_Rothschild,_2nd_Baron_Rothschild
Israeli statesman and British chemist (1874–1952)
until his death in 1952. Weizmann was instrumental in obtaining the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and convincing the United States government to recognize
Chaim_Weizmann
1922 British Policy in Palestine
document number 5. While maintaining Britain's commitment to the Balfour Declaration and its promise of a Jewish national home in Mandatory Palestine
Churchill_White_Paper
On 2 November, the British Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, made his landmark Balfour Declaration, publicly expressing the government's view in favour
History_of_Zionism_(pre-1948)
Garrisons in Arabia. 1917 November 2 The British Government issues the Balfour Declaration which documented three main ideas: First, it declared official support
Timeline_of_Zionism
1915–16 letters on UK recognition of Arab independence
publication of the November 1917 Balfour Declaration (a letter written by British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Baron Rothschild, a wealthy
McMahon–Hussein correspondence
McMahon–Hussein_correspondence
Political and religious ideology
1917, UK Home Secretary Arthur Balfour sent a letter to Lord Walter Rothschild. This letter, known as the Balfour Declaration, famously stated that "His Majesty's
Christian_Zionism
Political association which developed from the British Empire
It was created as the British Commonwealth of Nations through the Balfour Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, and formalised by the United Kingdom
Commonwealth_of_Nations
British Zionist intellectual and civil servant
intellectual and civil servant who took part in the drafting of the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and served on the Zionist Commission with Chaim Weizmann
Leon_Simon_(Zionist)
Commonwealth. The Commonwealth was first officially formed in 1926 when the Balfour Declaration of the Imperial Conference recognised the full sovereignty of Dominions
Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
Member_states_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations
Self-governing countries of the British Empire
Newfoundland, and South Africa at the 1926 Imperial Conference through the Balfour Declaration of 1926, recognising Great Britain and the Dominions as "autonomous
Dominion
Balfour Day is the name given to an annual commemoration of the 1917 Balfour Declaration, by Palestinians, Israelis and their supporters. From 1918 until
Balfour_Day
British mandate territory (1920–1948)
the Balfour Declaration of 1917, in which Britain promised its support for the establishment of a Jewish "national home" in Palestine. The declaration effectively
Mandatory_Palestine
the Mandate for Palestine, committing to a Jewish homeland via the Balfour Declaration. Rising tensions between Arabs and Jews led to the 1947 UN Partition
History_of_Israel
1920 meeting on post-WWI Ottoman territories
The San Remo Resolution adopted on 25 April 1920 incorporated the Balfour Declaration of 1917. It and Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations
San_Remo_conference
Country in West Asia
Arab majority. The movement gained British support with the 1917 Balfour Declaration. After World War I, Britain occupied the region and established Mandatory
Israel
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922
of a Jewish National Home in Palestine. His government issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917 announcing an official British commitment to support an eventual
David_Lloyd_George
Anglo-Jewish anti-Zionist organization
was an Anglo-Jewish anti-Zionist organization which opposed the Balfour Declaration giving British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland
League_of_British_Jews
British peer (born 1948)
great-grandnephew of Arthur Balfour, who was prime minister and later foreign secretary who drafted the Balfour Declaration of 1917. Balfour was born on 9 December
Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour
Roderick_Balfour,_5th_Earl_of_Balfour
First Israeli–Arab war
initially intended to be a joint British-French domain. After the Balfour Declaration in November 1917, it was designated as a "national home for the Jewish
1948_Palestine_war
British Government, in response to ongoing discussions around the Balfour Declaration. His view was that the British proposal was anti-Semitic, that it
Timeline_of_anti-Zionism
Idea rooted in Jewish history, religion and culture
use of the phrase "national home for the Jewish people" was in the Balfour Declaration. The phrase "national home" was intentionally used instead of "state"
Homeland for the Jewish people
Homeland_for_the_Jewish_people
roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel in Jewish tradition. The Balfour Declaration of 1917, issued by the British government, endorsed the idea of a
History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
History_of_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
In 1917, during World War I, the British government issued the Balfour Declaration, announced its support for the establishment of a homeland for the
History_of_Palestine
Law recognising autonomy of British Dominions
principles of equality and common allegiance to the Crown set out in the Balfour Declaration of 1926. As the statute removed nearly all of the British parliament's
Statute_of_Westminster_1931
Israeli undercover counter-terrorism units
Zionism Aliyah Theodor Herzl Balfour Declaration British Mandate UN Partition Plan for Palestine Independence Declaration Austerity Conflicts Arab–Israeli
Mista'arvim
has been lowered to half-mast every 2 November to lament the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which was issued by the United Kingdom, supporting a "national home
Flag_of_Palestine
Country in North America
concerns over the governor general's use of reserve powers, the Balfour Declaration that year put Canada on a legal path to full sovereignty equal to
Canada
Ruler of Mecca from 1908 to 1924
refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, in protest against the Balfour Declaration, a document supporting the Jewish settlers in Palestine, and the
Hussein,_King_of_Hejaz
British actor (born 1946)
and that "there would not be peace in the Middle East until the Balfour Declaration is unpicked... France and England need to announce: 'Sorry, we fucked
Charles_Dance
British policy paper regarding Palestine
Europe while the Russian front collapsed, culminated in the 1917 Balfour Declaration in which Britain promised to create and foster a Jewish national
White_Paper_of_1939
Area of the Southern Levant
establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" in the Balfour Declaration. Chaim Weizmann, as leader of the Zionist delegation, at the 1919
Land_of_Israel
Immigration of diaspora Jews to the Land of Israel
about 1300 BC.[citation needed] In Zionist historiography, post the Balfour Declaration and the start of the "Third Aliyah", the "First Aliyah" and "Second
Aliyah
Synonym for Israel in global politics
The Zionist Organization used the term 'national home'. The 1917 Balfour Declaration used the phrase "a national home for the Jewish people" in announcing
Jewish_state
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild set up the conditions for the Balfour Declaration, which promised a homeland in Palestine for Jews in a new Zionist
History of the Jews in England
History_of_the_Jews_in_England
Antisemitic conspiracy theory promulgated in Germany after World War I
supporting Great Britain and its Balfour Declaration, working for a German defeat and the implementation of the Balfour Declaration, supporting the Versailles
Stab-in-the-back_myth
King of Iraq from 1921 to 1933
conditionally accepted the Balfour Declaration, an official declaration on behalf of the British government by Arthur Balfour, promising British support
Faisal_I
Jews in Palestine before 1948
Hashemite sharif. The British then worked to follow through on the Balfour Declaration of 1917, that announced British support for the Zionist aspiration
Yishuv
given a seat in the newly founded League of Nations. In 1926 the Balfour Declaration declared Britain's Dominions as "equal in status", followed by the
Independence_of_New_Zealand
Political ideology of Zionism with liberal values
this, the British government issued the Balfour Declaration to support Zionist aspirations. The declaration specifically included protections for the
Liberal_Zionism
Serbian military officer, physician, diplomat and Zionist leader
in Palestine. Serbia thus became the first country to endorse the Balfour Declaration. In the immediate post-war period, Albala served as one of the Kingdom
David_Albala
United States legislation
approval to establish a Jewish National Home in Palestine, per the 1917 Balfour Declaration. The full text is as follows: "Favoring the establishment in Palestine
Lodge–Fish_Resolution
1919 agreement
the Balfour Declaration) the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence, the Sykes–Picot Agreement, the Hogarth message, the Bassett Letter, the Declaration to the
Faisal–Weizmann_agreement
Secret 1916 agreement between the United Kingdom and France
the agreement had yet to be ratified by the French Government. The Balfour Declaration along with its potential claim in Palestine was in the meantime issued
Sykes–Picot_Agreement
Movement for self-determination and sovereignty of Palestine
were a call for representative government and opposition to the Balfour Declaration. The Faisal-Weizmann Agreement led the Palestinian Arab population
Palestinian_nationalism
Geopolitical conflict in the Middle East
Britain and France, the McMahon–Hussein correspondence, and the Balfour Declaration, which expressed British support for "the establishment in Palestine
Arab–Israeli_conflict
British phrase
Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury ("Bob"), appointed his nephew Arthur Balfour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1887, an act of nepotism, which was apparently
Bob's_your_uncle
Conference between nations in the Commonwealth
to 23 November 1926. The conference was notable for producing the Balfour Declaration, which established the principle that the dominions are all equal
1926_Imperial_Conference
British politician (1879–1924)
which he called "a mischievous political creed", and opposed the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which he considered anti-Semitic and whose terms he managed
Edwin_Montagu
Proposed resolution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Britain. In a 1917 letter from Arthur James Balfour to Lord Rothschild, known as the Balfour Declaration, the British government "view[ed] with favour
One-state_solution
British politician (1853–1945)
Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour, PC (9 April 1853 – 14 January 1945), known as Gerald Balfour or The Rt Hon. G. W. Balfour until 1930, was
Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour
Gerald_Balfour,_2nd_Earl_of_Balfour
British dominion in North America from 1907 to 1949
mainland. Newfoundland was one of the original dominions under the Balfour Declaration of 1926, and accordingly enjoyed a constitutional status equivalent
Dominion_of_Newfoundland
1980 book by David Gilmour
history book about the Palestinians, beginning with the year of the Balfour Declaration. The book was written by the British historian David Gilmour and
Dispossessed: The Ordeal of the Palestinians 1917–1980
Dispossessed:_The_Ordeal_of_the_Palestinians_1917–1980
Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
Zionist movement garnered the support of an imperial power in the 1917 Balfour Declaration issued by Britain, which promised to support the creation of a "Jewish
Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
High-rise in Ontario, Canada
Expressway, and the LRT. It was named after Arthur J. Balfour, author of the "Balfour Declaration" in 1917, whose goal was for the British government to
Balfour_Building
Question of whether Israeli political authority is legitimate or not
Oslo Accords, as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. The Balfour Declaration of 1917 announced British sponsorship of the Zionist aspiration to
Legitimacy of the State of Israel
Legitimacy_of_the_State_of_Israel
the British monarch's titles in 1876 and abandoned in 1948. The Balfour Declaration of 1926 recognised the evolution of the Dominions of the Empire into
Monarchy of the United Kingdom
Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom
Israeli-British historian (born 1945)
Lloyd George, who was the British prime minister at the time of the Balfour Declaration. He has lived in the United Kingdom since 1966, and holds dual British
Avi_Shlaim
British Arabist (1885–1960)
was a betrayal of that assurance, along with others made in the Balfour Declaration and the Sykes-Picot Agreement, of the promise of a single unified
St_John_Philby
British politician
James Maitland Balfour (5 January 1820 – 23 February 1856) was a Scottish land-owner and businessman. He made a fortune in the 19th-century railway boom
James_Maitland_Balfour
British playwright
School. When interviewed about The Promise, his 2010 play about the Balfour Declaration, he said that he had grown up in North London with a non-observant
Ben_Brown_(playwright)
its foreign and defence policies until the end of World War I. The Balfour Declaration of 1926, the 1930 Imperial Conference and the passing of the Statute
History_of_Canada
with the supply of munitions and other exports, and the proposed Balfour Declaration. France sent a separate mission at the same time, and these were
Balfour_Mission
Document published in 1918
to be formed Syrian Unity Party, established in the wake of the Balfour Declaration and the November 23, 1917, publication by the Bolsheviks of the secret
Declaration_to_the_Seven
British dominion in Europe from 1922 to 1937
Hugh Kennedy. The Statute of Westminster 1931, implementing the Balfour Declaration of 1926 by an Imperial Conference into British law, enabled each
Irish_Free_State
Division of Ottoman territory after World War I
international Zionist movement, after their successful lobbying for the Balfour Declaration, encouraged the push for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. While a
Partition of the Ottoman Empire
Partition_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
1898 open letter by Émile Zola
Filastin (La Palestine), published a four-page editorial protesting the Balfour Declaration with the title "J'Accuse!" In 1938, the Belgian fascist politician
J'Accuse...!
Conference regarding British policy for the Middle East
Correspondence (1915), the Sykes–Picot Agreement (1916) and the Balfour Declaration (1917). Churchill, the newly-appointed Colonial Secretary, called
Cairo_Conference_(1921)
UK law removing hereditary peerage from the House of Lords
Constitution Act 1922 1922 Ireland (Confirm. of Agreement) Act 1925 1925 Balfour Declaration of 1926 1926 Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 1927 Representation
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026
House_of_Lords_(Hereditary_Peers)_Act_2026
2020 series of Arab–Israeli normalization agreements
January 6, 2021, the government of Sudan signed the "Abraham Accords Declaration" in Khartoum. On February 2, 2023, Israel and Sudan announced they had
Abraham_Accords
1891 Christian Restorationist petition
Memorial was to influence President Wilson to support the developing Balfour Declaration. Rev. Blackstone, though 75 years of age, energetically undertook
Blackstone_Memorial
Component parts of the UK since 1922
Constitution Act 1922 1922 Ireland (Confirm. of Agreement) Act 1925 1925 Balfour Declaration of 1926 1926 Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 1927 Representation
Countries of the United Kingdom
Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom
British royal family
Commonwealth as independent states. The shift was recognised in the Balfour Declaration of 1926, the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, and the Statute
House_of_Windsor
British monarch was the nominal head of the vast British Empire. The Balfour Declaration of 1926 recognised the evolution of the Dominions of the Empire into
History of the monarchy of the United Kingdom
History_of_the_monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom
Hebrew-language essayist, poet, and critic of early Zionism (1856-1927)
Hebrew literature. Although Ahad Ha'am played a role in obtaining the Balfour Declaration, he favoured collective or group action over diplomatic negotiation
Ahad_Ha'am
British Jewish organisation
while Lord Rothschild was President of the Board of Deputies, the Balfour Declaration was addressed to him and eventually led to the creation of a Jewish
Board of Deputies of British Jews
Board_of_Deputies_of_British_Jews
1920–1948 conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine
would have meant a recognition of the Balfour Declaration, the mandate, which included the Balfour Declaration, and consequently a Jewish right to immigration
Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine
Intercommunal_conflict_in_Mandatory_Palestine
British dominion in southern Africa from 1910 to 1961
the British Empire. Its full sovereignty was confirmed with the Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westminster 1931. It was governed under
Union_of_South_Africa
timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations from the Balfour Declaration of 1926. Some regard the Balfour Declaration as the foundation of the modern Commonwealth
Timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations
Timeline_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations
newspaper of Mecca, printed the following words in support of the Balfour Declaration, calling upon the Palestine Arabs to welcome the Jews and to cooperate
Muslim_supporters_of_Israel
1942 Zionist conference
Conference calls for the fulfillment of the original purpose of the Balfour Declaration and the Mandate which recognizing the historical connection of the
Biltmore_Conference
Zionist paramilitary organization (1931–1948)
during the Mandatory Palestine era (1917-1947), committed to the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which gave international backing to Zionist aims. The 1919 King–Crane
Irgun
Jewish noble banking family
leaders such as Chaim Weizmann and was the addressee of the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the Zionist Federation, a letter which committed the British government
Rothschild_family
Australian Parliament act which formalised Australia's independence from the UK
governments of the Dominions and of the United Kingdom endorsed the Balfour Declaration of 1926, which declared that the Dominions were autonomous members
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942
Statute_of_Westminster_Adoption_Act_1942
Hebrew journalist, editor, essayist, and political leader (1859–1936)
Cambon Declaration in support of Jewish settlement in Palestine. Alongside Chaim Weizmann, he was instrumental in securing the Balfour Declaration. That
Nahum_Sokolow
Right-leaning faction of the Zionist movement
Trans-Jordan from the territory given to the Jewish state under the Balfour Declaration after World War I. Ideologically, Revisionism advocated the creation
Revisionist_Zionism
Agreement of 1915. the Jews were promised a homeland in Palestine in the Balfour Declaration of 1917, but the Arabs had already been promised a sovereign state
Diplomatic history of World War I
Diplomatic_history_of_World_War_I
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