Article "The Balfour Declaration And its Consequences" by Avi Shlaim

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Article "The Balfour Declaration And its Consequences" by Avi Shlaim

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1917 Balfour declaration (placeholder)

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The Sharif of Mecca and other Arab leaders considered the declaration a violation of a previous commitment made in the McMahon–Hussein correspondence in exchange for launching the Arab Revolt.[

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1917 Balfour Declaration (in which British Government publicly announced its support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine) had compatibility issues with the pledge given to recognize independent and unified Arab state for Palestinians in order to start 1914-1918 Arab revolt

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