The infamous Balfour Declaration, issued in 1917 in which the British government legally pledged to support the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, was issued 109 years ago on November 2. The declaration, which promoted the goals of the global Zionist movement at the expense of the Palestinian people whose cultural and historical ties with the country have been for thousands of years, is considered a turning point in Palestinian history and the first significant step of the Western powers towards the establishment of a Jewish state of desire.

The infamous Balfour Declaration, issued in 1917 in which the British government legally pledged to support the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, was issued 109 years ago on November 2. The declaration, which promoted the goals of the global Zionist movement at the expense of the Palestinian people whose cultural and historical ties with the country have been for thousands of years, is considered a turning point in Palestinian history and the first significant step of the Western powers towards the establishment of a Jewish state of desire.