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Balfour

The Unexamined Mind’s Self-Imagery is the Source of Genocide
By Richard Forer If the scales that mask Israel’s unfairness and inhumanity were to fall from their eyes, Zionists would be confronted with those exact qualities within themselves. One of the most common “historical” arguments […]

Balfour Day – Palestine Activists Target Manchester University, Remove Busts of Israel’s First President
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “We must challenge complicity wherever we see it, so today we showed the world the true colours of these institutes of death; blood on the institution’s walls for blood on […]

Political Zionism: History of Embracing Antisemites
By Jamal Kanj Have you ever wondered why Zionist organizations malign people such as renowned musician and Pink Floyd’s cofounder Roger Waters, and former UK Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, both with a history of fighting […]

‘Promise of Heaven’: Palestinian Artists Mark the Balfour Declaration (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An exhibition was launched in Gaza on November 3 to mark the 105th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, under the title “Palestine is the Promise of Heaven”. Many artists took […]

British War Mongers Must Be Reigned In and Held To Account
By Iqbal Jassat Dramatic political events in the last few days, ranging from what many pundits describe as a coup in Pakistan to the intensity of armed resistance within the Occupied Palestinian Territories against Israeli […]

The Guardian Says Its Support for Creation of Israel was One of Its ‘Worst Errors’ in 200 Years
In a remarkable admission, The Guardian has ranked its support for the Balfour Declaration promising a “homeland” for the Jewish people as one of its “worst errors of judgment over 200 years.” The British newspaper […]

Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour – Book Review
By Jim Miles (Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour. Barbara Tuchmann. NYU Press, 1956; Preface, 1984; Random House, 2014) Part of history is reading historical documents, and it […]

Palestinian Court Holds First Session in Lawsuit against UK over Balfour Declaration
A Palestinian court yesterday held the first session to review a lawsuit filed against the British government over its crimes in Palestine during the British Mandate between 1917- 1948 and the Balfour Declaration which promised […]

Balfour Declaration Anniversary: Protests in UK, Palestine (PHOTOS)
Factories belonging to Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, Elbit System, woke up this morning to groups of protesters demanding their closure. Protests led by the direct action campaign group Palestine Action were organized to coincide with […]

Palestinians Initiate Lawsuit against Britain over Balfour Declaration
The National Party for Independents (NPI), the International Commission to Support the Palestinian Rights (ICSPR), and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) today initiated a lawsuit against the British Government for its responsibility for the suffering […]

100 Years of Shame: Annexation of Palestine Began in San Remo
By Ramzy Baroud One hundred years ago, representatives from a few powerful countries convened at San Remo, a sleepy town on the Italian Riviera. Together, they sealed the fate of the massive territories confiscated […]

Top Palestinian Body Calls for Suspension of Israel Recognition
A top Palestinian body authorized the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to suspend recognition of Israel and stop security coordination with Tel Aviv. The Palestinian Central Council (PCC) – a body of the PLO – said […]

A Brilliant Early Defender of Palestine – Book Review
Reviewed by Jeremy Salt (Colin Andersen, Balfour in the Dock. J.M.N. Jeffries and the Case for the Prosecution. Bloxham, Oxon: Skyscraper Publications, 2017) J.M.N (Joseph) Jeffries was an outstanding British journalist whose book Palestine: The Reality […]

The Balfour Declaration – A Book Review
By Jim Miles (The Balfour Declaration – Empire, the Mandate and Resistance in Palestine. Bernard Regan. Verso, London/NY, 2017.) With the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, a number of books have been published covering […]