"Biography should be written by an acute enemy." Arthur James Balfour
- The Balfour Declaration, 1917:
- The British. Mandate there remained under British Control
- The British had also promised the Arabs independence in the region
- 1918=60,000 Jews; 1939=630,000
- Beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict
- *Sidenote* Turkey defeats Greece in 1920 in a war over Anatolia and a massive citizen shift occurs (1.5 mil)
Summary:
This declaration was the start to many problems between the Jewish and Arab population of current Israel or Palestine. The British had promised both the Jewish population and the Arab land which was a major source of conflict.