The Balfour Declaration
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 7:33 am
The Balfour Declaration:
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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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1. Why was the Balfour Declaration issued by Britain during World War One? Is there a reason why the timing of November 2, 1917 is important?
2. Why was the Balfour Declaration addressed to Walter Rothchild, the head of the Rothchild Central Banking System? Why was it not addressed to Chaim Weizman, the leader of the Zionist movement?
3. What did the English Government receive in exchange from the Rothchilds for granting control of Palestine to the Zionists?
4. Is there any link between the British Balfour Declaration, and the German government allowing Vladimir Lenin to travel by "sealed train" through Germany to enter Russia and establish Communism there?
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I have my own ideas about this, but your answers, theories, and opinions are appreciated.
John Hurt
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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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1. Why was the Balfour Declaration issued by Britain during World War One? Is there a reason why the timing of November 2, 1917 is important?
2. Why was the Balfour Declaration addressed to Walter Rothchild, the head of the Rothchild Central Banking System? Why was it not addressed to Chaim Weizman, the leader of the Zionist movement?
3. What did the English Government receive in exchange from the Rothchilds for granting control of Palestine to the Zionists?
4. Is there any link between the British Balfour Declaration, and the German government allowing Vladimir Lenin to travel by "sealed train" through Germany to enter Russia and establish Communism there?
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I have my own ideas about this, but your answers, theories, and opinions are appreciated.
John Hurt