Peace with justice, security and equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis

Acknowledging Britain’s historic and continuing responsibilities, we work through education and advocacy to advance equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis

A central contributor to the Keys: a Troubled Inheritance podcast the Balfour Project is running (series two picks up in spring, 2024) is Sami Abu Salem. He is the Gazan journalist who contributes the Palestinian side of the story to Mike Joseph‘s journal of his Jewish family’s journey from Nazi persecution to Palestine, Gaza and the Nakba. Sami’s parents were among the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees from that 1948 catastrophe: now, in mid-series, memory is cruelly smashed aside as Sami and his family find history recycled, and themselves fleeing the bltizkrieg of yet another Zionist military assault—though this time there is no escape from the bombs and rockets. This podcast is Sami’s journal of the unremitting horrors of Gaza since 7 October, presented by Mike.

Christian Church leaders worldwide urge Sunak to back ceasefire now

The Palestine Deception

How the British people first heard of Britain's promises to Emir Husain, and how the Government tried to distort their meaning, as reported by JMN Jeffries in a series of articles in the Daily Mail in 1923. More

Hamas should stay in Gaza governance

Labour peer Peter Hain says Hamas cannot be destroyed; Western policy is failing, Israel cannot destroy an ideology by bombs, and it is not for the West to pick others' leaders. More

Britain's 'Policy of Deceit'

Colonial Office records clearly show that the British government knew that they had promised Palestine to the Arabs but suppressed it and continue to do so. More

Attacks on Houthis a dangerous move

Balfour Project Trustee Richard Burden writes that the US-UK attacks on Yemen's Houthis will backfire on the West and do nothing to help shipping. More

The 100 year's war for Palestine started in London

Read the statements of some of the main players from the 19th century, through the promises to the Arabs then Jews and the development of Britain's mandate which ensured there would be no Palestinian state. More

The assassination factory

Evidence from Israeli military sources shows that avoiding civilian casualties in Gaza is not a priority, and AI guidance makes bombing yet more random. More