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.
Advocacy
History
Latest News: Israel's human rights 'smears'
The founder of al-Haq, Raja Shehadeh, asks why Israel attacks human rights groups rather than stopping its crimes. More
Featured Article: Herbert Samuel's Zionist manoeuvrings
Sahar Huneidi, historian, on how Palestine's first British Governor plotted the course towards an eventual Israeli state. More
Britain's Crucial Role
In 1915 Britain offered an Arab state including Palestine. Two years later in 1917 they reneged on this promise and issued the Balfour Declaration. Britain’s Imperial ambitions and other motives and pressures caused it to break other promises including its promise of self-determination to all the peoples of Palestine while enabling the creation of a Jewish homeland. More
The Current Debate
We aim to deliver responsible news and commentary on events and developments in Israel and Palestine, and British and worldwide reaction to them. More
Fellows Projects
One of this year's Balfour Project peace advocacy fellows' projects by Adam Abdalla, Jordan Jones, and Stav Salpeter. More