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Perfidious Albion: Britain’s broken promises: the Balfour Declaration (1917) and its impact on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict: what are our responsibilities today?

Posted on September 12, 2014 by admin

This lecture was given by Professor Mary Grey in the URC Church, Crondall, Northumberland for their Peace and Reconciliation centre, 5th September 2014 Here in Northumberland, it is impossible to forget the bloodshed of the Battle of Flodden in 1513, … Continue reading →

Posted in Contradictory Promises, Historical, McMahon-Hussein Correspondence | Tagged 1917, 1919, Balfour, Balfour Declaration, George Eliot, Herzl, Lloyd George, Palestine, Palestine Mandate, Shaftesbury, Weizmann, Zionism | Comments Off

Thought WWI was history? In the Middle East, think again

Posted on August 8, 2014 by admin

By Lindsey Hilsum Europeans may think WWI is history, but people in the Arab world are still living with the fury and violence the conflict caused. After the jihadi group, Isis, seized the Iraqi city of Mosul in June, they … Continue reading →

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Britain’s legacy to the tortured Ottoman Empire

Posted on March 11, 2014 by admin

Selfish imperial agreements between Britain and France, combined with the publication of the contradictory Balfour Declaration of 1917, fuelled hostilities in the Middle East This article appeared in The Sunday Telegraph on 2 February 2013 Bad times ahead: Sir Edmund … Continue reading →

Posted in Balfour Declaration | Tagged Allenby, Balfour Declaration, First World War, French, McMahon, Middle East, Palestine, Picot, Sykes, Sykes Picot, Syria | Comments Off

Contradictory Promises

Posted on January 31, 2014 by admin

See also Contradictory Promises by Dr Peter Shambrook where these promises are explored in more detail. 1915 The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, • In 1915 Britain promised the Arabs that after the war they would be granted independence in their lands, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical | Tagged 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1922, Anglo-French Declaration, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, Broken promises, Hussein Ibn Ali, McMahon, McMahon Hussain, Palestine Mandate, Sykes Picot | Comments Off

Britain’s Secret Re-Assessment of the Balfour Declaration. The Perfidy of Albion, by John Quigley

Posted on December 12, 2013 by admin

John Quigley* President’s Club Professor in Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America From the Journal of the History of International Law Revue d’histoire du droit international Volume 13, Number 2, 2011 … Continue reading →

Posted in Balfour Declaration, Mandate Period | Tagged !922 White paper, 1923, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, Churchill, Curzon, International Law, League of Nations, Weizmann, Zionism | Comments Off

The Balfour Declaration and the Palestine Mandate, 1917–1923: British Imperialist Imperatives

Posted on August 11, 2013 by admin

By William M. Mathew ABSTRACT The article sets the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and the final confirmation of Britain’s Palestine Mandate in 1923 within the context of national imperial concerns: in particular, anxieties over the security of the Suez Canal … Continue reading →

Posted in Balfour Declaration | Tagged 1917, 1922, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, First World War, Lloyd George, Lord Curzon, McMahon, Middle East, Palestine, Sykes Picot, Weizmann | Comments Off

Agreement Between Emir Feisal and Dr. Weizmann

Posted on July 6, 2013 by admin

3 January, 1919 Introduction Following the First World War, Emir Feisal, son of Sherif Hussein (Husayn) of Mecca, and the leader of the Arab movement, met in Aqaba with Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the head of the Zionist Commission to … Continue reading →

Posted in Balfour Declaration, Historical, Resources | Tagged Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, Feisal, Hussein Ibn Ali, McMahon, McMahon Hussain, Middle East, Palestine, Sherif Hussein, Sykes Picot, Weizmann | Comments Off

The Palestine Mandate July 1922

Posted on July 4, 2013 by admin

The Mandate, the full details of which are available in the Avalon Project, incorporated the provisions of the Balfour Declaration. Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have also agreed that the Mandatory should be responsible for putting into effect the declaration … Continue reading →

Posted in Balfour Declaration, Historical, Key Documents | Tagged 1922, Anglo-French Declaration, Balfour Declaration, Lloyd George, Middle East, Sykes Picot | Comments Off

British White Paper of June 1922

Posted on July 4, 2013 by admin

Below is the White Paper but also read: Rescuing Balfour: Winston Churchill at the Colonial Office 1921-22 Dr William Mathew shows in this essay how Winston Churchill,.. played a vital role in securing the British government`s long-term commitment to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical | Tagged 1922, anti-semitism, Balfour Declaration, Hebert Samuel, Palestine, Sykes Picot, White Paper, Zionist organization | Comments Off

Evaluating the Balfour Declaration: Breaking the Deadlock in the Middle East

Posted on July 9, 2013 by admin

A one day conference exploring the different legacies of the Balfour Declaration and how a greater understanding of history can contribute to justice and peace in the Middle East today was held in Winchester University on May 18th 2013. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Balfour Declaration, Events, Past | Tagged anti-semitism, Balfour, Balfour Declaration, Christian Zionism, Curzon, Herzl, Lloyd George, Lord Curzon, Middle East, Rothschild, Sykes Picot | Comments Off