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It was this deliberate openness that allowed the british government, years later, to reshape its meaning, and even the history of its drafting, to support specific foreign policy. Empire, the mandate and resistance in palestine by bernard regan event details will updated when further information is available oxford meeting february 27th 7. David prycejones spring 2011 e arly in november 1917, arthur balfour, the british foreign secretary, handed an extraordinary letter to lord rothschild, head of that famously successful jewish family and unofficial. The balfour declaration is a singular datum for israelis and palestinians alike. The hidden history of the balfour declaration or books.

How christians helped bring about the modern state of israel. Lord balfours letter was 1917s fake news palestine. The balfour declaration dated 2 november 1917 was a letter from the united kingdoms foreign secretary arthur james balfour to baron rothschild walter rothschild, 2nd baron rothschild, a leader of the british jewish community, for transmission to the zionist federation of great britain and ireland november 2nd, 1917. In 1917 the balfour declaration was put into play, and was an agreement drafted by the british in attempt to create a jewish homeland in palestine. Now the entire fascinating story of the document is revealed in. The declaration came in a letter that british foreign secretary arthur james balfour sent to lord rothschild lionel walter rothschild, the honorary president of the zionist federation of great britain and ireland at the time on 2 november 1917. This book is very thoroughly researched, and sets the balfour declaration in the. Issued in london in 1917, the balfour declaration was one of the key documents of the twentieth century. Brandeis and felix frankfurter, he helped formulate the text of the balfour declaration of 1917. This is an excellent history of the 1917 balfour declaration which was the first statement by the british that palestine should be the home of the jewish people. Dear lord rothschild, i have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of his majestys government, the following declaration of sympathy with jewish zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the cabinet.

Dear lord rothschild, i have much pleasure in conveying to you, on. Jonathan immanuels new book with meticulous attention to detail, and in highly readable style, immanuel proceeds to illustrate how the idea of a jewish return. It committed britain to supporting the establishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people, and its reverberations continue to. Early in november 1917, arthur balfour, the british foreign secretary, handed an extraordinary letter to lord rothschild, head of that famously successful jewish. For instance a popular book by james williamson, that went to 6 editions, a short history. The most violent and wellknown area for this conflict is in palestine with the fighting between israel, and gaza. The balfour declaration was a november 2, 1917 letter from british foreign secretary arthur james balfour to lord rothschild that made public the british support of a jewish homeland in palestine. As foreign secretary in the lloyd george ministry, he issued the balfour declaration in 1917 on behalf of the. E rnest bevin, labours postwar foreign secretary, once told the zionist leader, david bengurion, that the balfour declaration of 1917 was the worst mistake in western foreign policy in the first. On 2 november 1917, the british government, represented by foreign minister arthur balfour, declared it was in favour of the establishment in palestine of a. The balfour declaration by jonathan schneer overdrive. The issuance of the declaration had many long lasting consequences, and was a key moment in the leadup to the arabisraeli conflict, often referred to. Introduction the arabisraeli conflict that takes place in palestine to this day is long battle fought for years all over the world. Extreme currency fluctuations in 1925 were managed by the rothschilds.

The balfour declaration audiobook listen instantly. The declaration also said that britain supported plans for a jewish homeland in palestine. Balfour declaration, statement on november 2, 1917, of british support for the establishment in palestine of a national home for jewish people. After lengthy negotiations between the british government and the zionist movement, arthur balfour, the british foreign secretary, issued his famous statement on november 2, 1917. The balfour declaration the origins of the arabisraeli conflict, by jonathan schneer 78gsas random house. Now the entire fascinating story of the document is revealed in this impressive work of modern history. The balfour declaration the balfour declaration audiobook, by jonathan schneer. An example between the world wars is given by frederic morton in his 1961 book, the rothschilds n. The british government issued the balfour declaration on november 2, 1917, but until six. The true history of the imperial deal that transformed the middle east and sealed the fate of palestine.

The balfour declaration posted on november, 2016 by admin it is no exaggeration that the history of israelpalestine for the last hundred years has turned on the seminal balfour declaration of november 1917. It read, in part, his majestys government view with favour the establishment. Loved and loathed in equal measure, this was the letter that changed the future. The fake newsa lie designed to deceivein the letter promised that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing nonjewish communities in palestine. Contained on a single page, the balfour declaration was sent by arthur balfour, the british foreign secretary, to lord rothschild, a leader of the british jewish community, in november 1917. Lord arthur james balfour, former british prime minister and in 1917, the foreign minister, sent his letter the declaration to lord rothschild. Sahar huneidi reexamines the historical context of the 1917 balfour declaration and argues that the document was a work of calculated ambiguity. The book goes through all the ins and outs of brith world war i foreign policy with the arabs, the zionists and antizionist jews and the turks. With the 100th anniversary of the balfour declaration, a number of books have been published covering the topic in different ways. 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 reality is an expertly researched inside story of the declaration. The balfour declaration was a public statement issued by the british government in 1917. Britain, through the balfour declaration of 1917, was entirely responsible for the success of the zionist movement in establishing itself to the great detriment of the native inhabitants of palestine. And, while jewish zionists fought long and hard to make this happen balfour would not have come about without the support of. According to schneer london 1900, an expert in modern british history at georgia tech, intrigue and british doubledealing defined the 1917 balfour declaration of british support for a jewish national home in palestine as much as bravery and vision, leading to the disillusionment, distrust, and resentment that still dominate the region today. It is also a vivid and personal account in which j. The balfour declaration of 1917 is a document that profoundly affected the middle east. The balfour declaration posted on november, 2016 by admin it is no exaggeration that the history of israelpalestine for the last hundred years has.

Jeffries exposes the real authors and progenitors of the balfour declaration, along with their personal stories, motives. Rabbi stephen wise acted as an important intermediary to president woodrow wilson and colonel edward house from 19161919, when, with louis d. Now the entire fascinating story of the document is revealed in this impressive work. It was made in a letter from the british foreign secretary to a leader of the anglojewish community and was later included in the british mandate over palestine. The balfour declaration audiobook, written by jonathan. The balfour declaration of 1917 my jewish learning. During my twenty years in the middle east, palestinian clashes were often blamed on britains balfour declaration, which, in 1917, recommended a palestinian homeland for jewish people. In 1917, the balfour declaration committed the british to the a book that needs to be read to provide some understanding of the establishment of a homeland for the jewish people as stated by british pm lloyd george. Zionist jews sanction to populate palestine the british government first had contact with the zionist movement 1 in 1902, but the first murmurings about the idea of the restoration of the jews to palestine had surfaced some 60 years earlier.

The balfour declaration thus finds its place among a multitude of fruitless schemes and indulgent fantasies, except, of course, that in this case, surprisingly, the british by and large kept their. A generation ago this was freely admitted in england. In his extraordinary book the balfour declaration, jonathan schneer. It committed britain to supporting the establishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people, and its reverberations continue to be felt to this day. The territory remained under british control, but on the other hand the arabs were promised independence of the region. The letter would eventually become known as the balfour declaration. Against the bloody backdrop of world war i, this book details the chronology of the perceptions and secret negotiations of british, french, arab, and jewish.

On november 2, 1917, foreign secretary arthur james balfour writes an important letter to britains most illustrious jewish citizen, baron lionel walter rothschild, expressing the british governments support for a jewish homeland in palestine. This short note would become one of the most controversial documents of modern history. Arthur james balfour, 1st earl of balfour, kg, om, pc, frs, fba, dl. Winner of the national jewish book award issued in london in 1917, the balfour declaration was one of the key documents of the twentieth century. Bernard regans the balfour declaration adds to this library, tending to be within an academic political presentation. Balfour declaration as published in the times, 9 november 1917 the declaration represented the first public support for zionism by a major political power 237 its publication galvanized zionism, which finally had obtained an official charter. Balfour declaration of 1917 simple english wikipedia. According to the mandate system created by the versailles treaty of 1919, britain was entrusted with. On 2 november 1917, the british government, represented by foreign secretary arthur balfour, declared it was in favour of the establishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people. On november 2, 1917, the british government expressed its sympathy with jewish zionist aspirations and announced that it would use its best. The first chapter of lewiss book is a survey of hyamson, sokolow, renton, stein, kochav, rubinstein, merkley, hempton, stein, friedman and baryosefs etc positions on the relative merits of the importance of religious motivation in stimulating support for balfours declaration.

Though the balfour declaration went through several drafts, the final version was issued on november 2, 1917, in a letter from balfour to lord rothschild, president of the british zionist federation. While the nation of israel was born in a day in may 1948, it was the balfour declaration of 1917 that was central to its inception. With the french house in the lead baron edouard was. The influence of the balfour declaration on the course of postwar events was immediate. The balfour declaration led the league of nations to entrust the united kingdom with the palestine mandate in 1922. Due to the balfour declaration formed in 1917 by the british government, in cooperation with egypt, the area known as. Centenary of the balfour declaration 1917 pat walsh. Paperback the balfour declaration of 1917, in which the british foreign minister expressed his support for a jewish state in palestine, was a document that profoundly affected the middle east for the next 100 years. On november 2, 1917 the balfour declaration, issued by arthur balfour, the british foreign secretary, states his majestys government view with favor the establishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people. The war cabinet revised the draft in important ways, ultimately issuing the balfour declaration in november 1917.