Balfour Declaration

Grapevine August 2, 2026: The significance of Balfour Day

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Cancelled postage stamp printed by Israel, that shows Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), 50th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, circa 1967.
Tel-Aviv building site - Rothschild Park

Israel Electric reveals telegrams showing Tel Aviv power station's role in British political battle

Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named after Britain’s King George V due to the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in what was then known as Palestine, which was issued during his reign.

Why Israel still honors Britain in its streets despite bitter history

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.

Gideon Sa'ar responds to Yvette Cooper’s criticism of Israel during UN Security Council meeting


Jailed UK Palestine Action members end hunger strike, claim victory

Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi, and Lewie Chiaramello announced the end of the hunger strike, started by seven activists jailed for participation in a campaign of political violence and vandalism.

SUPPORTERS OF Defend Our Juries take part in a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.

Israel-Hamas War: Teaching and learning about the conflict - opinion

The iCenter is predicated on the belief that good education challenges people to broaden their scope of vision, venture beyond their 'silo,' and actively seek to engage with ideas that challenge.

The iCenter's recent Conflicts of Interest cohort gathering in Chicago. Participants were participating in a gallery walk of photos and texts, and accompanying audio clips, related to modern day and historical Israel.

Hamas files application to be removed from UK terrorist group list

A team of British lawyers submitted the application, arguing the Hamas's armed violence is a legitimate response to alleged colonization, occupation apartheid and genocide.

 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. February 4, 2025.

This week in Jewish history: Balfour Declaration and battle of Sharm el-Sheikh

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

Arthur James Balfour

Palestine Action carries out multi-location vandalism to mark Balfour Declaration signing

The group targeted the company Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) in Hampstead, and the office of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in Hendon.

 Palestine Action on BICOM offices, Hampstead

'Chaim Weizmann: A Biography': A revealing look at the life of Israel's first president - review

The facts of Weizmann’s life, fascinating though they are, yield in interest to the authors’ examination of his quite extraordinary personality and the powerful effect it exercised.

 President Chaim Weizmann

From victimhood to statehood: The Holocaust's legacy and Israel's power - opinion

The State of Israel was not born because of the Holocaust, but its birth restored hope to the Jewish people then, and it guarantees us a lifeline now – power over our survival and our destiny.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog addresses the state ceremony at the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem, last Sunday night.

Why pro-Palestinian protesters are vandalizing images of Lord Balfour

The act of vandalism has been condemned by Jewish groups including the American Jewish Committee which called the act “shocking.”

 Palestinians hold a posters of US President Donald Trump and Arthur James Balfour during a protest on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 4, 2020.

Pro-Palestinian protesters destroy historic Balfour painting at Cambridge

Activists slashed the 100-year-old painting and threw red paint on it.

Lord Balfour 311

At IBCA's annual Balfour Dinner, a reality check from an expert in urban warfare

Col. Kemp, who bought himself a plane ticket to Israel as soon as he heard of Hamas’s attack, has remained in the country since, observing the conflict and briefing foreign diplomats and lawmakers.

 Col. Richard Kemp speaks at IBCA's annual Balfour Dinner, Feb. 1, 2024.