A re-post, to mark the Centennial of the Balfour Declaration, exactly one hundred years ago. The following essay was published in The Jerusalem Post and cross-posted at The Biblical Museum of Natural History website. In July 2016, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki spoke at an Arab League summit in Mauritania, and called to sue the British government for issuing the Balfour Declaration. On October 25 of 2016, the Palestinian Return Center held a symposium in the House of Lords to launch the “Balfour Apology Campaign.” This seeks an apology from the British government for the Balfour Declaration, which is claimed to reflect Britain’s “brutal colonial practices” in Palestine that went against “the rights and needs of the indigenous people.”
Balfour, Rothschild, and the Ostrich
Balfour, Rothschild, and the Ostrich
Balfour, Rothschild, and the Ostrich
A re-post, to mark the Centennial of the Balfour Declaration, exactly one hundred years ago. The following essay was published in The Jerusalem Post and cross-posted at The Biblical Museum of Natural History website. In July 2016, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki spoke at an Arab League summit in Mauritania, and called to sue the British government for issuing the Balfour Declaration. On October 25 of 2016, the Palestinian Return Center held a symposium in the House of Lords to launch the “Balfour Apology Campaign.” This seeks an apology from the British government for the Balfour Declaration, which is claimed to reflect Britain’s “brutal colonial practices” in Palestine that went against “the rights and needs of the indigenous people.”