The Balfour Declaration And Palestine
The Balfour Declaration which supposedly gave the Zionists the right to establish a NATIONAL HOME for Jewish people in Palestine is completely illegal. On November 2nd, 1917, when the Balfour…
Balfour Declaration
The British Roots of the Conflict in Palestine
Israeli flags are flying over all government buildings in the United Kingdom currently, but this isn’t the first time the former imperial hegemon has put its weight behind Zionism. In…
“One Palestine, complete” was no joke
The only traceable copy of the document, though not the one commonly quoted. (The Klau Library, Hebrew Union College) Jaffa, June 20, 1920, Herbert Samuel’s arrival in Palestine, ten days…
The Tragic Declaration: Colonial Legacies, Balfour And Israel
So much after the fact; so much in terms of opportunism gone to seed and destruction. But planned historical calamities tend to be rare. There are only absurd moments, dastardly…
Triple Bind: Balfour Explained In Eight Memes
In 1917, the British government unleashed the Zionist Jewish colonial enterprise that is now Israel. In the process, it meted out on Palestinians destruction, dispossession and oppression that are ongoing…
British Treachery: Balfour Declaration vs Hussein-McMahon Agreement
A look at history assures us that successive British kingdoms/governments up to the present day have a very atrocious history perpetrating brutal terrorism, genocides, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, rapes…
Balfour: Then And Now
November 2, is exactly 100 years after the issuance of the Balfour Declaration, the pledge given to the World Zionist Movement in a letter signed by the British Foreign Secretary…
Balfour Declaration: Britain Broke Its Feeble Promise To The Palestinians
There is more than a little irony in Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to attend a “celebration” dinner this week in London with his British counterpart, Theresa May, marking…
Balfour’s Shadow
David Cronin, Balfour's Shadow. A Century of British Support for Zionism and Israel, Pluto 2017. In November this year, the British Conservative Party and the Zionists will commemorate the centenary…
Racism, Propaganda And Wars
Co-Written By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese This week, the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which promoted giving Palestine to the Jewish people, will be celebrated in London. Around…
The Balfour Declaration Planted Terror In The Middle East!
I believe that there is no political declaration throughout history that has had devastating effects such as the Balfour Declaration. The Balfour Declaration has ignited wars lasting 100 years…
The Balfour Declaration Destroyed Palestine, Not The Palestinian People
Some promises are made and kept; others disavowed. But the ‘promise’ made by Arthur James Balfour in what became known as the ‘Balfour Declaration’ to the leaders of the…
The Legacy of Balfour – 100 Years of Betrayal And Suffering : A report from the refugee camps of Lebanon
It is hard to reconcile how a government that sold out the civilian population of Palestine can celebrate the shameful letter Lord Balfour sent to Lord Rothschild. Although termed in…
The Balfour Declaration 1917 — 2017: 100 Years Of Deceit, Devastation And Genocide
Since 1948 the state of Israel has celebrated annually its independence as a nation, though it is not clear from what or whom it has declared independence. The UN…
Why Palestinians Want To Sue Britain: 99 Years Since The Balfour Declaration
Last July, the Palestinian Authority took the unexpected, although belated step of seeking Arab backing in suing Britain over the Balfour Declaration. That ‘declaration’ was the first ever explicit…
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