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