Britain in Palestine 1917-1948: Balfour Declaration - 1917

Britain in Palestine 1917-1948 : Balfour Declaration -1917
Balfour Declaration
Public statement written by Arthur Balfour issued by the British government in 1917 in support of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine then an Ottoman region

The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population.