Palestinians mark Balfour Declaration after 104 years
Mona Kandil
press TV, Ramallah
Palestinians have marked the 104th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which was a public statement issued by the British government in 1917. The declaration supported the establishment of home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
The second of November is remembered by Palestinians as a disastrous date in history. It's the one hundred and fourth anniversary of the so called Balfour Declaration that pledged on behalf of Britain in 1917 a homeland for the Jewish people in historic Palestine. As every year, the Palestinian flag was flown at half-mast mourning this date.
Palestinians say the declaration was the first official recognition of the Zionist project by a world power, leading to widespread legitimization of the cause and the eventual establishment of Israel.
The Palestinians are demanding the United Kingdom to apologize for the declaration, and they blame Britain for helping Israel in its occupation of Palestinian territory. But it seems, this apology won’t happen Palestinians say, as more world countries harm Palestinians, especially after Former US president Donald Trump invented the so-called deal of the century that envisions the Israeli annexation of large swaths of the occupied West Bank. Even after one year of his departure, current US president Joe Biden is weak to be able to change Trump's promises to Israel.
Palestinians say that the Balfour Declaration has always served as a reminder of the suffering of Palestinians during the decades of Israeli occupation, colonialism and judaization.
It has been over a century since the notorious Balfour Declaration. Palestinians today warn that the US support of Israeli encroachment into Palestinian territory is as dangerous as Britain's Balfour declaration, and is definitely helping Israel to prolong its occupation and annex Palestinian land.
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