jan 1, 1917 - The balfour declaration

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British foreign minister, Arthur Belfour.
letter in which he envisaged the recognition of Palestine as a national homeland for the jew.

This letter made during WW1 was to encourage Jewish businessmen in America to support Wilson's call for war loans.

It is also a sign of the growing influence of zionistsooé

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