The concept of a Jewish state was not born after the holocaust in the second world war. The Zionist idea of a Jewish state goes back to 1897. This article wants to focus on the fact that the British cabinet already expressed its support for a Jewish State in the area of Palestine when it was still part of the Ottoman Empire, although they would conquer that land the next year.
Lord Balfour (1) answered a letter to Lord Walter Rothschild (2) in which he basically promised the Jewish people Palestine. Here’s the text of the letter (3):
Foreign Office
November 2nd, 1917
Dear Lord Rothchild
I have much pleasure in conveying to you. on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the CabinetHis Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.
Yours,
Arthur James Balfour
In the critical analysis in the video above I came across an interesting quote by Arthur Koestler (5) who said: “One nation solemnly promised to another nation the country of a third“.
If you want to read more about Israel on this website consider watching the list of children killed by the Israeli Army in their genocide (6), how they are trying to secretly sell homes on the West Bank in US synogogues (7) or perhaps reflect a bit on why Israel is allowed to bomb other nations with impunity (8).
FOOTNOTES
(1) Arthur Balfour has also been a prime minister of the United Kingdom. See for more: Arthur Balfour (wikipedia)
(2) Walter Rothschild – One kind of Giraffes was named after this member of the Rothchild family.
(3) The Jewish Virtual Library
(4) What’s the Balfour Declaration? And how did it MESS UP the Middle East?
(5) Hungary born British Writer Arthur Koestler
(6) A list of 11,000 Children killed by Israel in Gaza
(7) On the Secret Selling of Homes on the Israeli West-Bank in US Synagogues
(8) Why is Israel allowed to Bomb other Sovereign Nations with Impunity?


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