In the 1917 Balfour Declaration,Britain

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The Balfour Declaration, issued on November 2, 1917, declared Britain's support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people." The Declaration was addressed to Lord Rothschild, a prominent British Jew, and was a result of negotiations between the British government and the Zionist movement. The Declaration did not address the rights or aspirations of the Arab population in Palestine, and it was seen by many as a betrayal of British promises to support Arab independence in exchange for their support in World War I.