Balfour Declaration
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The Balfour Declaration was a 1917 statement by the British government expressing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balfour Declaration canonical | 24 |
| Balfour Declaration of 1917 | 4 |
| Balfour Declaration of 1926 | 3 |
| the Balfour Declaration | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T130716 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Balfour Declaration Context triple: [Zionism, supportedByDocument, Balfour Declaration]
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A.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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B.
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a 1947 UN proposal to divide British Mandate Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, laying a key diplomatic foundation for the later establishment of Israel.
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C.
August 1917 Montagu Declaration
The August 1917 Montagu Declaration was a British policy statement promising the gradual development of self-governing institutions in India and marking a key step toward constitutional reform under colonial rule.
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D.
Israeli Declaration of Independence
The Israeli Declaration of Independence is the 1948 founding document that proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel and outlined its guiding principles and values.
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E.
Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a 1938 settlement permitting Nazi Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, long regarded as a prime example of failed appeasement before World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Balfour Declaration Target entity description: The Balfour Declaration was a 1917 statement by the British government expressing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
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A.
British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
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B.
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a 1947 UN proposal to divide British Mandate Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, laying a key diplomatic foundation for the later establishment of Israel.
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C.
August 1917 Montagu Declaration
The August 1917 Montagu Declaration was a British policy statement promising the gradual development of self-governing institutions in India and marking a key step toward constitutional reform under colonial rule.
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D.
Israeli Declaration of Independence
The Israeli Declaration of Independence is the 1948 founding document that proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel and outlined its guiding principles and values.
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E.
Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a 1938 settlement permitting Nazi Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, long regarded as a prime example of failed appeasement before World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government statement
ⓘ
diplomatic document ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Baron Walter Rothschild ⓘ |
| addresseeRole | leader of the British Jewish community ⓘ |
| approvedBy | British War Cabinet ⓘ |
| archivedIn |
The National Archives
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom National Archives
|
| author |
Arthur Balfour
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur James Balfour
|
| commissionedBy | British War Cabinet ⓘ |
| containsClause |
nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine
ⓘ
nothing shall be done which may prejudice the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1917-11-02 ⓘ |
| documentType | letter of intent ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
League of Nations Mandate for Palestine
San Remo Conference decisions ⓘ |
| hasForm | official letter ⓘ |
| hasShortDescription | 1917 British statement supporting a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | contributed to the eventual establishment of the State of Israel ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
League of Nations Mandate for Palestine
|
| influenced | British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Office of the United Kingdom
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statement of British policy ⓘ |
| locationMentioned | Palestine ⓘ |
| medium | letter ⓘ |
| mentions |
Jewish people
ⓘ
non-Jewish communities in Palestine ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Arthur Balfour
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur James Balfour
|
| opposedBy | many Arab leaders ⓘ |
| placeOfIssuance |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| policyType | foreign policy declaration ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
British Middle East policy
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| positionOfSigner |
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
ⓘ
surface form:
British Foreign Secretary
|
| regionConcerned | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ League of Nations ⓘ Zionism ⓘ
surface form:
Zionist movement
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| signedBy |
Arthur Balfour
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur James Balfour
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| subject |
Jewish national home
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Zionism ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Zionist organizations
ⓘ
surface form:
Zionist leaders
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| supports | establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: Balfour Declaration Description of subject: The Balfour Declaration was a 1917 statement by the British government expressing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
Referenced by (32)
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