In 1917, in a statement called the Balfour Declaration, the right of the Jewish people to have a national home in the land of Israel was recognized. The statement was issued by the government of

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Miriam Johns

26 February, 02:06

In 1917, in a statement called the Balfour Declaration, the right of the Jewish people to have a national home in the land of Israel was recognized. The statement was issued by the government of

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Santos James · Answer 1

The United Kingdom's foreign secretary Lord Arthur James Balfour issued it to Lord Rothschild. It was delivered to Chaim Weizmann, a Zionist activist, expressing British support for a Jewish "national home" in Palestine