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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Arthur James Balfour, Avalon Project, Yale Law School (transcription), 2 November 1917
Primary documentBalfour Declaration, 2 November 1917, Arthur James Balfour, 2 November 1917Open the original on avalon.law.yale.edu
What it is cited for
The British government states that it views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.
His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people
Primary documentBalfour Declaration, 2 November 1917, Arthur James Balfour, 2 November 1917Open the original on avalon.law.yale.edu
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The declaration adds that nothing shall be done to prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.
the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine
Primary documentBalfour Declaration, 2 November 1917, Arthur James Balfour, 2 November 1917Open the original on avalon.law.yale.edu
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