Posts Tagged: Balfour Declaration
Arabs and Turks Welcomed the Balfour Declaration
"One hundred years have passed since the notorious Balfour Declaration, by which Britain gave, without any right, authority or consent from anyone, the land of...
How Balfour Shaped History
A mere 67 words helped alter the course of history. One hundred years ago this past week -- on November 2, 1917 -- the Balfour Declaration was issued, declaring British support for...
Why Abbas Should Endorse Balfour Declaration
“The Balfour Declaration promised Palestine -- over which Britain had no legal right -- to a people who had no claim whatsoever to the country, nor did...
Israel Will Be America’s ‘Most Important Ally’ in the 21st Century, DC Envoy Predicts
The US-Israeli alliance will only grow stronger in the coming years, the Jewish state’s envoy to Washington predicted on Monday. “I believe Israel is going to...
How the Balfour Declaration Redefined Indigenous People
It has been 100 years since the Balfour Declaration -- issued by the British government on November 2, 1917 -- offered the first international recognition of Jewish...
From Martin Luther to Alfred Balfour
Many Christians celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on October 31. In 1517, the Augustinian monk Martin Luther (1483-1546) posted his 95 theses in opposition to...
It Can Take Interesting Characters to Carry Out God’s Will
A century ago this week, Lord Arthur Balfour, the British foreign secretary and former prime minister, dispatched his now famous 67-word letter to Lord Walter...
Abbas’ Guardian Op-Ed Illustrates the Dishonesty of the ‘Palestinian Narrative’
The Guardian’s efforts to amplify the "injustice" of Israel’s continued existence in the context of the Balfour Centennial went into high gear when they published an op-ed by Palestinian Authority President...
At Dinner Celebrating Balfour Centenary, May Says She’s Proud of UK’s Role in Israel’s Creation
JNS.org - Marking the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, British Prime Minister Theresa May praised her country’s role in helping pave the way for...
Jewish Action — Not Balfour — Created Israel
The campaign waged by Palestinians and their supporters to demand that Britain apologize for the Balfour Declaration, a century after it was issued, betrays yet...
Netanyahu Hopes Palestinians ‘Change Their Mind’ on Balfour Declaration
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in London on Thursday to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May and participate in a dinner marking...
British Prime Minister Theresa May ‘Proud’ to Mark 100th Anniversary of Balfour Declaration
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will wade into a decades-old controversy over Britain’s role in the formation of the state of Israel when he meets...
Year Zero: The Palestinians and the Balfour Declaration
JNS.org - For the Palestinians, the year zero is not 1948, when the State of Israel came into being, but 1917, when Great Britain issued, in...
Balfour, the Palestinians — and No Peace
JNS.org - It was a minor news story in the summer of 2016. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he was suing Great Britain over...
