Sunday, March 21, 2021

Did Balfour Mean a "State" When He Wrote "Home"?

In Balfour's mind, did a Jewish national "home" mean a "state"?

From a May 2, 1918 memorandum published in a July 1918 collection:


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2 comments:

  1. Joe in AustraliaSun Mar 21, 11:43:00 AM

    I would say not, because the Jewish "home" is contrasted both with the "Arab kingdom" and the "autonomous Arab protected state". But then, it was not to be British territory either. I think Balfour was being a bit equivocal.

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  2. Since Balfour at the end describes them all as "Buffer states", I'd say yes.

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