The Balfour Declaration Is Important Because It Recognizes Something Already There
It did not create a link between the Jews and their land.
November 1, 2017
It did not create a link between the Jews and their land.
Enemies of Israel have characterized the Balfour Declaration—the centenary of which is tomorrow—as “one nation’s promise to another of the land of a third.” Less hostile observers have pointed to the woe caused by Britain’s later abrogation of it. Dore Gold explains why it still matters:
It did not create a link between the Jews and their land.
Changing the narrative won’t change reality.
And perhaps some enlightened despots.
The cult of Corbyn.
It’s not hard to find ancient papyrus and write on it.
Enemies of Israel have characterized the Balfour Declaration—the centenary of which is tomorrow—as “one nation’s promise to another of the land of a third.” Less hostile observers have pointed to the woe caused by Britain’s later abrogation of it. Dore Gold explains why it still matters:
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