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November 6, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20131103185577

Palestinian Authority: Balfour Declaration a Crime against Humanity

(Saudi Gazette) Mohammed Mar'i - The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Saturday said that the Balfour Declaration that paved the way for the creation of Israel in 1948 "is a crime against humanity." On Nov. 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour announced that his government views "with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people," laying the foundation for the creation of Israel more than 30 years later. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement called upon Britain to apologize and make amends for the crimes committed against Palestine because of the declaration.

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