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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