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The Balfour Declaration of 1917 was a policy by the government of the United Kingdom to discuss the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after World War I. The declaration also said that Britain supported plans for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The issuance of the Declaration had many long lasting consequences, and was a key moment in the lead-up to the Arab–Israeli conflict, often referred to as the world's "most intractable conflict".

The Balfour Declaration was a letter from British government minister Arthur Balfour to Jewish leader Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, dated 2 November 1917.

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  • Memorandum to Protestant Monarchs of Europe for the restoration of the Jews to Palestine, Colonial Times 1841

    "Memorandum to Protestant Monarchs of Europe for the restoration of the Jews to Palestine", as published in the Colonial Times, in 1841

  • The "Basel Program" at the First Zionist Congress in 1897

    The "Basel program" approved at the 1897 First Zionist Congress. The first line states: "Zionism seeks to establish a home (Heimstätte) for the Jewish people in Palestine secured under public law"

  • Future of Palestine Herbert Samuel memorandum 1915 CAB 37 123 43

    Herbert Samuel's Cabinet memorandum, The Future of Palestine, as published in the British Cabinet papers (CAB 37/123/43), as at 21 January 1915

  • World War I Palestine campaign, Military situation immediately prior to the release of the Balfour Declaration

    Military situation at 18:00 on 1 Nov 1917, immediately prior to the release of the Balfour Declaration.

  • Lord Rothschild initial Balfour Declaration draft and Balfour draft reply, July and August 1917

    A copy of Lord Rothschild's initial draft declaration, together with its covering letter, 18 July 1917, from the British War Cabinet archives.

  • Balfour Declaration War Cabinet minutes appendix 17 October 1917

    As part of the War Cabinet discussions, views were sought from ten "representative" Jewish leaders. Those in favour comprised four members of the Zionist negotiating team (Rothschild, Weizmann, Sokolow and Samuel), Stuart Samuel (Herbert Samuel's elder brother), and Chief Rabbi Joseph Hertz. Those against comprised Edwin Montagu, Philip Magnus, Claude Montefiore and Lionel Cohen.

  • British War Cabinet Minutes approving the release of the Balfour Declaration

    British War Cabinet minutes approving the release of the declaration, 31 October 1917

  • The Future of Palestine, Lord Curzon's October 1917 cabinet memorandum, one week prior to the Balfour Declaration

    Lord Curzon's 26 October 1917 cabinet memorandum, circulated one week prior to the declaration, addressed the meaning of the phrase "a National Home for the Jewish race in Palestine", noting the range of different opinions

  • Balfour Declaration in the Times 9 November 1917

    Balfour Declaration as published in The Times, 9 November 1917

  • שולחנו של בלפור

    Lord Balfour's desk, in the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora in Tel Aviv

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