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The Balfour Declaration

Posted on November 13, 2016 by admin

It is no exaggeration that the history of Israel/Palestine for the last hundred years has turned on the seminal Balfour Declaration of November 1917. Loved and loathed in equal measure, this was the letter that changed the future. The following extract … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Wartime contingency and the Balfour Declaration of 1917 William Mathew: an Improbable Regression

Posted on August 18, 2013 by admin

Review by Mary Grey Although for many Jews this Declaration represented a dramatic re-entry of Jews into history, this article argues that it was more a regression than an advance. True, the Balfour Declaration promised to protect the civil and … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Plays

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

The Promise by Ben Brown

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Short biographies by Mary Grey

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

The War Cabinet (WW1) The creation of the War Cabinet undertook the supreme direction of the war effort. It was composed of David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law, Lord Nathaniel Curzon, Alfred Milner, Arthur Henderson and Sir … Continue reading →

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