The Balfour Declaration.....Please Read, very informative

[nat4900]

I was asked by another poster (a right winger, of course) to produce any documentation regarding how the Brits kind of sold out the Palestinians and revoked the promise made to them when the Brits needed Palestinian help against the Turks in WWI. The promise, as expected, was for a homeland strictly their own

The Balfour Declaration, of which, ironically, I learned about from my professor in Jewish History, is something that most westerners or Israelis will never talk about, and I encourage independent thinkers to research this issue on their own....
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The Balfour Declaration may be the most extraordinary document produced by any Government in world history. It took the form of a letter from the Government of His Britannic Majesty King George the Fifth........,to an international financier of the banking house of Rothschild who had been made a peer of the realm.

Arthur Koestler wrote that in the letter "one nation solemnly promised to a second nation the country of a third." More than that, the country was still part of the Empire of a fourth, namely Turkey.

The letter read:

Foreign Office, November 2nd,1917

Dear Lord Rothschild,

I have much pleasure in conveying to you on behalf of His Majesty's Government the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations, which has been submitted to and approved by the Cabinet:

"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."

I should be grateful if you would bring this Declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.

Yours sincerely,

Arthur James Balfour.

 

[Obiwan]

I was asked by another poster (a right winger, of course) to produce any documentation regarding how the Brits kind of sold out the Palestinians and revoked the promise made to them when the Brits needed Palestinian help against the Turks in WWI.

The Balfour Declaration, of which, ironically, I leaned about from my professor in Jewish History, is something that most westerners or Israelis will never talk about, and I encourage independent thinkers to research this issue on their own....
______________________________________________________

The Balfour Declaration may be the most extraordinary document produced by any Government in world history. It took the form of a letter from the Government of His Britannic Majesty King George the Fifth........,to an international financier of the banking house of Rothschild who had been made a peer of the realm.

Arthur Koestler wrote that in the letter "one nation solemnly promised to a second nation the country of a third." More than that, the country was still part of the Empire of a fourth, namely Turkey.

The letter read:

Foreign Office, November 2nd,1917

Dear Lord Rothschild,

I have much pleasure in conveying to you on behalf of His Majesty's Government the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations, which has been submitted to and approved by the Cabinet:

"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."

I should be grateful if you would bring this Declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.

Yours sincerely,

Arthur James Balfour.

You DO know it's non-binding on Israel, since they gained their independence in 1948, right???

 

[nat4900]

You DO know it's non-binding on Israel, since they gained their independence in 1948, right???

As usual, the O/P's intent and information went right over your half brain.

 

[whitehall]

You almost gotta laugh that the radical left accepts every "emerging nation" in Africa in the past twenty years no matter what they name themselves or how many innocent civilians the war lords have to murder to get a seat in the U.N. but for some reason they don't respect Israel's independence since 1948.

 

[nat4900]

You almost gotta laugh that the radical left accepts every "emerging nation" in Africa in the past twenty years no matter what they name themselves or how many innocent civilians the war lords have to murder to get a seat in the U.N. but for some reason they don't respect Israel's independence since 1948.

Dumber than usual.......Israel got independence from whom?....
The Brits?....The land was NOT for the Brits to give.

 

[Penelope]

They also chased the Brits out.

 

[nat4900]

They also chased the Brits out.

.......The Palestinian Arabs ALSO "chased the Brits out".....

For the Brits, Palestine was more of a liability than an asset...Not much oil to pilfer from that land, and the terrorism against them by BOTH the Jews and the Arabs made Britain's remaining there just a big headache.....and they simply left a huge mess behind.

 

[Picaro]

You almost gotta laugh that the radical left accepts every "emerging nation" in Africa in the past twenty years no matter what they name themselves or how many innocent civilians the war lords have to murder to get a seat in the U.N. but for some reason they don't respect Israel's independence since 1948.

Indeed. Excellent point.

 

[Picaro]

I was asked by another poster (a right winger, of course) to produce any documentation regarding how the Brits kind of sold out the Palestinians and revoked the promise made to them when the Brits needed Palestinian help against the Turks in WWI.

The Balfour Declaration, of which, ironically, I leaned about from my professor in Jewish History, is something that most westerners or Israelis will never talk about, and I encourage independent thinkers to research this issue on their own....
______________________________________________________

The Balfour Declaration may be the most extraordinary document produced by any Government in world history. It took the form of a letter from the Government of His Britannic Majesty King George the Fifth........,to an international financier of the banking house of Rothschild who had been made a peer of the realm.

Arthur Koestler wrote that in the letter "one nation solemnly promised to a second nation the country of a third." More than that, the country was still part of the Empire of a fourth, namely Turkey.

The letter read:

Foreign Office, November 2nd,1917

Dear Lord Rothschild,

I have much pleasure in conveying to you on behalf of His Majesty's Government the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations, which has been submitted to and approved by the Cabinet:

"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."

I should be grateful if you would bring this Declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.

Yours sincerely,

Arthur James Balfour.

You DO know it's non-binding on Israel, since they gained their independence in 1948, right???

Quit ruining threads for the conspiratards by posting the obvious in the History Forum. It's rude, and they have notes from their parents pinned to their shirts saying we shouldn't upset them.

 

[nat4900]

Quit ruining threads for the conspiratards by posting the obvious in the History Forum. It's rude, and they have notes from their parents pinned to their shirts saying we shouldn't upset them.

The above is what passes for "brilliance" among right wing morons....
Texas should be proud.

 

[irosie91]

You almost gotta laugh that the radical left accepts every "emerging nation" in Africa in the past twenty years no matter what they name themselves or how many innocent civilians the war lords have to murder to get a seat in the U.N. but for some reason they don't respect Israel's independence since 1948.

Dumber than usual.......Israel got independence from whom?....
The Brits?....The land was NOT for the Brits to give.

so?? Indian got independence from the brits-----same year-----1948
Tunsia got independence from Italy. To whom did Tunisia and India
belong? The USA got independence from the brits 1776 ----to whom did
the USA belong. Your post is idiotic. How did the filthy rapist pig come to
OWN arabia?

 

[Penelope]

They also chased the Brits out.

.......The Palestinian Arabs ALSO "chased the Brits out".....

For the Brits, Palestine was more of a liability than an asset...Not much oil to pilfer from that land, and the terrorism against them by BOTH the Jews and the Arabs made Britain's remaining there just a big headache.....and they simply left a huge mess behind.

yes the fighting got rid of the Brits, but the King David Hotel bombing sealed the deal, which was done by the Jews or should I say Zionist. The Zionist were savage, the Stern Gang , etc.

 

[nat4900]

The general intent of the post is the calumny of the Brits......

First they promised the Arabs a Palestinian homeland IF they helped overthrow the Turks........Once WWI was over and the Brits desperately needed cash to pay off war debts, they reneged and promised a homeland to the Zionist Rothchilds for the cash that the bankers could yield to the British Crown.

Whomever tries to defend Israel by stating that there was NO Palestine and that the land belonged to ONLY Jews, this "letter" should be brought forth to them.......I know it won't change their minds, but perhaps their stupid rhetoric will be a bit more toned down.

 

[irosie91]

Penelope and nat-----ONE VOICE (it's so cute)

 

[Picaro]

Sgt. Glenn Miller's Vanguard News Network and its witless loyal minions never sleep, even as the psycho sits in jail for shooting up a synagogue, and even then he failed to wound or kill a single Jew in his entire spree there in Kansas. The only thing they should put on his tombstone is ' Wow, What A Total Loser'. Nat and Penelope should have that tattooed on their foreheads as a tribute to him.

 

[nat4900]

Penelope and nat-----ONE VOICE (it's so cute)

Whereas place .....on this thread alone......all the right wingers' remaining brain cells together, you still come up with a half brain. LOL

 

[nat4900]

Sgt. Glenn Miller's Vanguard News Network and its witless loyal minions never sleep, even as the psycho sits in jail for shooting up a synagogue, and even then he failed to wound or kill a single Jew in his entire spree there in Kansas. The only thing they should put on his tombstone is ' Wow, What A Total Loser'. Nat and Penelope should have that tattooed on their foreheads as a tribute to him.

Did some voice in your head tell you that posting the above was a "show of intelligence"?

You really need a grown up to shut down that computer for you....the same grown up that helped you turn it on....LOL

 

[whitehall]

Come on lefties, Israel won it's right to exist and successfully defended it. You need to accept it or continue to go down the path of anger and insanity.

 

[nat4900]

Come on lefties, Israel won it's right to exist and successfully defended it. You need to accept it or continue to go down the path of anger and insanity.

Nitwit, NO ONE is stating that Israel has no right to exist (only morons like you make that claim)......What we are saying is that Israel's right to exist does NOT mean that Palestinians don't have the same exact right. Palestinians have been thrown into a reservation and subjugated to second citizen status.....Ask Native Americans and they'll readily tell you exactly how Palestinians must feel.

 

[whitehall]

Come on lefties, Israel won it's right to exist and successfully defended it. You need to accept it or continue to go down the path of anger and insanity.

Nitwit, NO ONE is stating that Israel has no right to exist (only morons like you make that claim)......What we are saying is that Israel's right to exist does NOT mean that Palestinians don't have the same exact right. Palestinians have been thrown into a reservation and subjugated to second citizen status.....Ask Native Americans and they'll readily tell you exactly how Palestinians must feel.

Native Americans were screwed by the U.S. government almost two hundred years ago. Today they enjoy screwing Americans out of their savings in gambling casinos. There is no comparison. Only morons assume that Palistinians have the "exact same right" to the land that Israel occupies when the nation of Israel has been established and acknowledged for more than a half a century. Note to radical lefties....stop beating yourself to death about the Balfour Declaration and go on to something more modern.