Balfour Declaration

Hamas files application to be removed from UK terrorist group list

A team of British lawyers submitted the application, arguing the Hamas's armed violence is a legitimate response to alleged colonization, occupation apartheid and genocide.

 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. February 4, 2025.
Arthur James Balfour

This week in Jewish history: Balfour Declaration and battle of Sharm el-Sheikh

 Palestine Action on BICOM offices, Hampstead

Palestine Action carries out multi-location vandalism to mark Balfour Declaration signing

 President Chaim Weizmann

'Chaim Weizmann: A Biography': A revealing look at the life of Israel's first president - review


From victimhood to statehood: The Holocaust's legacy and Israel's power - opinion

The State of Israel was not born because of the Holocaust, but its birth restored hope to the Jewish people then, and it guarantees us a lifeline now – power over our survival and our destiny.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog addresses the state ceremony at the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem, last Sunday night.

Why pro-Palestinian protesters are vandalizing images of Lord Balfour

The act of vandalism has been condemned by Jewish groups including the American Jewish Committee which called the act “shocking.”

 Palestinians hold a posters of US President Donald Trump and Arthur James Balfour during a protest on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 4, 2020.

Pro-Palestinian protesters destroy historic Balfour painting at Cambridge

Activists slashed the 100-year-old painting and threw red paint on it.

Lord Balfour 311

At IBCA's annual Balfour Dinner, a reality check from an expert in urban warfare

Col. Kemp, who bought himself a plane ticket to Israel as soon as he heard of Hamas’s attack, has remained in the country since, observing the conflict and briefing foreign diplomats and lawmakers.

 Col. Richard Kemp speaks at IBCA's annual Balfour Dinner, Feb. 1, 2024.

Grapevine December 29, 2023: Happy birthday, Yehoram Gaon

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 YUVAL NASSIE promotes stress reduction health supplement Calm It.

UK Palestinian activists squirt 'fake blood' on Lord Balfour statue

The activists belonged to the organization Palestine Action and protested the UK's role in the alleged Israeli occupation of the Palestinians.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration

On this day: 105th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

105-years-ago, Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour wrote a letter that made history.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration

Jeremy Corbyn: Pro-Palestinian stance, 'powerful forces' led to antisemitism claims

Corbyn attacked "powerful forces" which prevented him from staying on as Labour leader and reaffirmed his commitment to the Palestinian cause.

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, delivers a speech in Manchester, Britain, March 22, 2018.

To whom was the Promised Land promised?

Israel has been consistently criticized for its occupation of the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, even though they were captured in a purely defensive war.

Sunrise in the Negev

Did Resolution 181 create the State of Israel? - opinion

Israel’s true legal foundation can be traced to the Balfour Declaration and the international documents that it was incorporated into and that are still in effect today with respect to the West Bank.

 A PALESTINIAN PROTEST, with the participation of the grand mufti of Jerusalem, outside the British Consulate General in east Jerusalem on November 2, the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.

Balfour Day: Dynamics that accompanied famous declaration still at play - analysis

In 1917, the Balfour Declaration became the seminal document that led eventually to the establishment of the State of Israel.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration