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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.733256

Abbas Prepares to Sue Britain over Balfour Declaration

(Ha'aretz) Jack Khoury - PA President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Arab states to help the Palestinians prepare a lawsuit against Britain over the 1917 Balfour Declaration which voiced Britain's support for establishing "a national home for the Jewish people." After World War I, the League of Nations, the predecessor to the UN, incorporated this goal into the British Mandate for Palestine. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki announced the intention on Wednesday at the Arab League summit in Mauritania. Maliki also spoke out against regional cooperation with Israel. Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said, "Palestinian leaders haven't been interested in peace for some time already. The only goal is to delegitimize Israel."

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