The+Balfour+Declaration+of+1917

=**The Balfour Declaration of 1917**=
 * By: Leena Walia**

The Balfour Declaration was introduced on November 2, 1917. The British government formed this formal statement of policy stating Palestine was the country and home of the Jewish people. They also, promised to carry out any actions that supported this cause. However, the other non-Jewish religions would still be given civil and religious rights in Palestine. The letter of declaration was made from Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Baron Rothschild (leader of British Jewish community) to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. This policy displayed sympathy for Jewish Zionists. When the Serves peace treaty with Turkey and the mandate for Palestine was formed, the Balfour Declaration was still held in place. The document is kept at the British Library. Balfour Day is annually celebrated by Jews on November 2 while the Arabs find it a day of mourning and protest.



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