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November 8, 2016

Britain Should Apologize Not for the Balfour Declaration But for Failing to Uphold It

It should instead remain proud of its role in embracing Zionism.

Last week marked the 99th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration—the British pledge to create “a Jewish national home in Palestine.” For this occasion, the House of Lords perversely sponsored a panel supporting Mahmoud Abbas’s urgings that the UK apologize for issuing the declaration in the first place. Richard Kemp notes that, if the UK is to do any apologizing, it should be for neglecting to uphold Lord Balfour’s promise:

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November 8, 2016

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    It should instead remain proud of its role in embracing Zionism.

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