Our Mission: Acknowledging Britain’s historic and continuing responsibilities to uphold equal rights for the Israeli and Palestinian peoples through popular education and advocacy. To persuade the British Government to recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel.
The British Government has now replied to the six recommendations in the Balfour Project statement “Israel-Palestine: equal rights for a lasting peace”. Dominic Raab’s letter and the Foreign Secretary’s response can be read here.
The Current Debate
We aim to deliver responsible news of and commentary on events and developments in Israel and Palestine, and British and worldwide reaction to them. Click More to read our Statement from our Conference on Jerusalem. More
Britain's Crucial Role
The Palestine-Israel story began with English Evangelicals in the 1840s leading to the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917. Britain’s Imperial ambitions and other motives and pressures caused it to break its promise of self-determination to all the peoples of Palestine while enabling the creation of a Jewish homeland. More
Book Reviews
The centenary of the Balfour Declaration in 2017 sparked an explosion of books, scholarly articles and analyses of its causes and consequences. We review some of the most significant works. More
Recorded Talks
Missed one of our lectures? Asked a question of one of our speakers? Check our our podcast page to catch up on some of our highlights. Transcripts also usually available shortly after the podcast. More