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More background on the historical Balfour Declaration
In further comment, Britain’s current foreign secretary, Boris Johnson. (Ahead of Balfour 100. UK enshrines Churchill’s headstrong case for Israel – Times of Israel – SA Jewish Report November 3) writes: “[The Balfour Declaration] was really a letter from AJ. Balfour to Lord Rothschild, dated November 2, 1917, and contained this exquisite masterpiece of Foreign Office fudgerama…