Balfour
Arthur James 1st Earl of Balfour, 1848–1930, British statesman and writer: prime minister 1902–05.
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But if he does, the almost 100-year old Balfour Declaration offers some helpful language.
How Abbas Can Recognize A 'Jewish State' While Preserving Palestinian Rights | Jeremy Pressman | August 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST(Choosing to not use the word “the” is something of a tradition in the region—cough*Balfour*cough).
Kerry's Talks: Diplomatic Snafu or Carefully Orchestrated Mess? | Emily L. Hauser | July 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSome of the British officials who supported the Balfour Declaration were influenced by their fantasies about global Jewish power.
Why Is the Conservative Press Defending Murdoch? | Peter Beinart | November 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe's widely believed to have been the ghostwriter of the Balfour Declaration.
Milner's Timeless Political Question: "Why Won't They Listen to Me?" | David Frum | September 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFollowing the script, here on Open Zion Hussein Ibish called the Levy Report “The Anti-Balfour Declaration.”
Mr. Balfour, being an abstemious man, would not submit to the latter alternative, but consented to tell a story.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousMr. Balfour was then Chief Secretary of Ireland, and it was due to him that it was passed.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBalfour Browne and Littler now conducted the warfare on either side, and keenly they fought.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow“Adventures of David Balfour,” proposed double volume of, xxv.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonI would name no unnecessary names, Mr. Balfour,” said he; “above all of Highlanders, many of whom are obnoxious to the law.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for Balfour
/ (ˈbælfɔː, -fə, -fʊə) /
Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902–05); foreign secretary (1916–19)
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