By adopting the stance that Israel's occupation is unlawful, Britain has established the justification to push for ...

“Our policy may fail; I do not deny that this is an adventure. Are we never to have adventures? Are we never to try new experiments?” Arthur Balfour said, in an address to the House of Lords, ...

It has been 100 years since the Balfour Declaration – issued by the British government on Nov. 2, 1917 – offered the first international recognition of Jewish national aspirations. In many ways, its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They are now on view at the National Museum of American Jewish History So it’s no wonder that the declaration is one of the focal ...

The Balfour Declaration expresses the recognition by the international community of the inalienable rights of the Jewish people in their ancient homeland. The Palestinian leadership's denial of the ...

1. What is the Balfour Declaration? Named after the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour, the Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British government during World War ...

The Guardian newspaper released a list of their “worst errors of judgment” over the past 200 years on May 7, which included their support of the Balfour Declaration. The article, which was written by ...

Why does the Balfour Declaration, written in 1917 during the darkest days of World War I, tug at our elbow, insisting we pay attention to it? Indeed even today, “Operation Protective Edge” in Gaza ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. At the time Lord Balfour made his famous declaration on behalf of His ...

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 national aspirations. In many ways, ...