Why was the balfour declaration written?

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Abdullah Butler

15 May, 00:22

Why was the balfour declaration written?

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Bethany Kidd · Answer 1

The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British government in 1917 during the First World War announcing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population.