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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Collection of facts about the Balfour Declaration

This post is a collection of facts about the Balfour Declaration (1917). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• British government issued public statement supporting the creation of a Jewish nation
• Proposed in Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire
• Signed by Arthur Balfour, the British foreign secretary
• Published November 9th, 1917
• Preceded by British committee established in 1915 to determine plan for the Ottoman Empire
• Preceded by Sykes-Picot Agreement for dividing the region in 1916
• Led to creation of the state of Israel in 1948