Balfour Declaration

American  

noun

1. a statement, issued by the British government on November 2, 1917, favoring the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jews but without prejudice to the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.

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Balfour Declaration British  

noun

1. the statement made by Arthur Balfour in 1917 of British support for the setting up of a national home for the Jews in Palestine, provided that the rights of "existing non-Jewish communities" in Palestine could be safeguarded

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Example Sentences

The British tradition of Christian Zionism laid the foundation for the Balfour Declaration, and eventually the state of Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is still much bitterness amongst many Palestinians who blame Britain and the 1917 Balfour Declaration for what has happened to them since.

From BBC

“Why couldn’t Israel just accept the Balfour Declaration so many years ago?” my friend asked.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I appreciate having a homeland for the people who were victims of the Holocaust. I think that the Balfour Declaration and what they did with creating a Jewish state was a good thing, and it needs to be secure.”

From Salon

During World War One, Britain invaded Palestine, driving out the Ottoman Turks, and it facilitated its promise for a Jewish homeland made in the 1917 Balfour Declaration.

From BBC