Palestinian Ambassador to the UK demands apology for the Balfour Declaration
Headline: “Ambassador Hassassian reminded the British Liberal Democrats of their role in the Balfour Promise”
“Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Manuel Hassassian met with a number of members of the [British] Parliament and the British House of Lords from the Liberal Democratic party… During the meeting, he demanded that the lords and Parliament members bear their responsibility regarding the Balfour Promise (i.e., Declaration), pressure the British government to recognize the State of Palestine, and submit an apology request. He noted that this promise was given under the auspices of the last government of the then Liberal Democrats (sic., the Liberal party, which is currently part of the Liberal Democratic party), which places on them the moral responsibility for what happened to the Palestinian people due to this promise.”
The Balfour Declaration of Nov. 2, 1917 was a letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Baron Rothschild stating that “His Majesty's government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people” and is seen as the basis for later international commitments to establish the State of Israel.
“Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Manuel Hassassian met with a number of members of the [British] Parliament and the British House of Lords from the Liberal Democratic party… During the meeting, he demanded that the lords and Parliament members bear their responsibility regarding the Balfour Promise (i.e., Declaration), pressure the British government to recognize the State of Palestine, and submit an apology request. He noted that this promise was given under the auspices of the last government of the then Liberal Democrats (sic., the Liberal party, which is currently part of the Liberal Democratic party), which places on them the moral responsibility for what happened to the Palestinian people due to this promise.”
The Balfour Declaration of Nov. 2, 1917 was a letter from British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Baron Rothschild stating that “His Majesty's government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people” and is seen as the basis for later international commitments to establish the State of Israel.