Posts Tagged: Balfour Declaration
Anti-Israel Activist Vandalizes Portrait of Arthur Balfour, Who Supported Jewish Homeland
An anti-Israel activist on Friday slashed and spray-painted a 1914 portrait of Lord Arthur James Balfour at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Balfour signed...
The Truth About the ‘Nakba’
JNS.org - Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) insists on pushing her “nakba” lie and the U.N. has given it its stamp of approval. This makes me...
Hady Amr’s Fantasy
The recent announcement of Hady Amr’s appointment as “special representative for Palestinian affairs” in the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs provides a revealing...
Are the Palestinians Going to Take the League of Nations or the UN to Court?
July 24, 2022, marked 100 years since the League of Nations adopted the “Mandate for Palestine.” The sole purpose of the mandate was to empower...
Palestinian Schools Mark 104 Years of Balfour Declaration With Displays of Hate
JNS.org - Schools in the Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip marked 104 years since the Balfour Declaration with displays of hatred for Israel’s existence,...
The World Supported the Balfour Declaration — and the Creation of Israel
Tuesday was the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, where Great Britain announced its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people"...
Litigating the Balfour Declaration: The Revealing Lies Behind the Latest Move of Palestinian Symbolism
November 3 is the hundred-and-third anniversary of Britain’s Balfour Declaration, the pronunciamiento by His Majesty’s Government of its support for the establishment of a "national...
Palestinian NGOs Sue UK Over 1917 Balfour Declaration
JNS.org - Palestinian lawyers on Friday filed suit against the British government in a Nablus court over the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which spelled out the...
Celebrating San Remo and Jewish Sovereignty
Last week, we celebrated the momentous occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the San Remo Conference (April 19-26, 1920), convened in San Remo, Italy by...
San Remo: The Original ‘Deal of the Century’
JNS.org - One hundred years ago this week, the British Balfour Declaration — which recognized Jewish rights to the land of Israel — became international...
Remembering the Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917 was the first recognition in 2,000 years that Jews had as much a right to a homeland of their own...
Lebanese Journalist: 100 Years After Balfour Declaration, Arabs Have Failed Where Israel Has Excelled
JNS.org - In a Nov. 25, 2017 article marking the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, published in the London-based daily Al-Hayat, Lebanese journalist Karam Al-Hilu...
Arabs and Turks Welcomed the Balfour Declaration
"One hundred years have passed since the notorious Balfour Declaration, by which Britain gave, without any right, authority or consent from anyone, the land of...
How Balfour Shaped History
A mere 67 words helped alter the course of history. One hundred years ago this past week -- on November 2, 1917 -- the Balfour Declaration was issued, declaring British support for...
