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Tag Archives: Sacred Trust of civilisation
Tragedy in Gaza: Britain’s legacy Scotland’s role
Conference Edinburgh March 2019 Gaza, under Israeli military occupation since 1967, is home to two million Palestinians. Most are there because in 1948, when Britain abandoned its Mandate for Palestine, Gaza gave refuge to Palestinians forced to flee from the … Read more here ➔
Posted in Events, Past
Tagged Gaza, Palestine, Palestine Mandate, Sacred Trust of civilisation
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The Balfour Declaration and UK recognition of the Palestinian State….
On Oct 13th 2014 British MPs voted in favour of recognising Palestine as a state alongside Israel. The House of Commons backed the move “as a contribution to securing a negotiated two-state solution” The full motion stated: “That this House … Read more here ➔
Posted in Balfour Declaration
Tagged 1917, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, Palestine, Palestine Mandate, Sacred Trust of civilisation
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Britain’s Secret Re-Assessment of the Balfour Declaration. The Perfidy of Albion, by John Quigley
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 … Read more here ➔
Posted in Balfour Declaration
Tagged !922 White paper, 1915, 1917, 1922, 1923, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, Churchill, Curzon, Duke of Devonshire, International Law, League of Nations, McMahon, Sacred Trust of civilisation, Victor Cavendish, Weizmann, Zionism
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Britain’s betrayal of the sacred trust in Palestine, Prof John Dugard
Extracts from a talk given by Professor John Dugard, at the Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine fringe meeting during the party’s annual conference in Brighton in September 2012. Let me now turn to Britain’s sacred trust British policy towards Palestine … Read more here ➔
Posted in Balfour Declaration, Current Positions
Tagged 1917, 1922, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate, International Law, John Dugard, Middle East, Palestine, Palestine Mandate, Sacred Trust of civilisation
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Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations
In 1922 (Ratified in 1923) the League of Nations gave Britain the Mandate to administer Palestine, which required her to implement the Balfour Declaration, and undertake a “sacred trust of civilisation” to advance the welfare of the Palestinian people and … Read more here ➔
Posted in Balfour Declaration, Historical
Tagged League of Nations, Middle East, Palestine, Palestine Mandate, Sacred Trust of civilisation
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