✦ History

Balfour Declaration

November 2, 1917 · London

Letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Rothschild, stating British support for 'a national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine, then an Ottoman province. A milestone of the Zionist movement and a foundation of the later State of Israel.

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Key people

Chaim Weizmann Zionist leader whose lobbying helped secure the declaration Arthur Balfour signatory, wrote and signed the letter as Foreign Secretary · United Kingdom Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild participant, the letter was addressed to him · United Kingdom

Participants

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