Balfour Declaration: Quick Facts

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On this day: 109th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration • Nov. 2, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Date November 2, 1917
Context Hussein-McMahon correspondence • Sykes-Picot Agreement • Zionism

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Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Weizmann
Israeli president and scientist
Arthur James Balfour
Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of Balfour
prime minister of United Kingdom
Sokolow, Nahum
Nahum Sokolow
British writer