It stated that the British government supported "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people". The key 67 words of ... a year before the start of World War Two, and ...

This conference motion marks the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, a document published by the British government in 1917 outlining its support for the creation of a home in Palestine for the ...

authored the Balfour Declaration, which committed Britain to “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people,” laying the groundwork for the establishment of the state ...