Modern Era · Middle East · Politics

1917

Balfour Declaration promises Jewish homeland

November 2, 1917

In a letter to Lord Rothschild, the British foreign secretary declared that His Majesty's Government viewed with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people. One hundred and seventeen words. They would help shape the Middle East for a century and are still being argued over.

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Before and after in Middle East

Before: August 1916: Arab Revolt launched
After: 1920: Greco-Turkish War rages in Anatolia

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Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Balfour Declaration