Posts Tagged: British Palestine
The Legacy of San Remo and Balfour
JNS.org - In April 2020, the Jewish people are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the San Remo Conference, convened in Italy from April 19 until...
Without the Balfour Declaration, the PA Would Have Had to Invent It
Every year, the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration passes by quietly in Israel with hardly any notice. Only this year it is being noted and...
Remembering the 1920 Passover Pogrom in Israel
On November 2, 1917, the British issued the Balfour Declaration, which supported the idea of Jewish statehood in "Palestine." Just two years later, local British administrators challenged that...
Nearly 100 Years Later, Still Bickering Over Balfour
Last year, on the 95th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, the former Palestinian minister, Nabil Shaath, wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph attacking Britain...
Reclaiming the Values of the Kibbutz Movement
On Oct. 29, 1910, a group of 10 men and two women founded the first kibbutz in Israel: Kibbutz Degania, not far from the Kinneret....