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| The Balfour Declaration was a short letter by Arthur
Balfour to arguably one of the most influential Jewish families - the
Rothschild's. It was assumed that the letter gave the British government's
support to the creation of a Jewish homeland.
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Foreign Office
November 2nd, 1917
Dear Lord Rothschild,
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 Cabinet:
His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of
a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours 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
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