Balfour Declaration

Why Israel still honors Britain in its streets despite bitter history

The long, seesawing history of Britain’s involvement in Zionism, from imperial sponsorship to modern diplomatic rupture.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
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.
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

Gideon Sa'ar sharply responded to Yvette Cooper's criticism of Israel's land policies at the UN, referencing the Balfour Declaration and historical British support for a Jewish homeland.

|ByIDAN KWELLER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

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.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
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.

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.

|ByCARL SCHRAG, OR SHEMER

Boris Johnson lauds 'miracle of Israel' in honor of Balfour Declaration

UK Foreign Secretary addresses Board of Deputies of British Jews Parliamentary reception.

OCTOBER 31, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson addresses a Board of Deputies of British Jews parliamentary reception in London on Monday night to celebrate the centenary of the Balfour Declaration.

Amid tension over terror tunnel, PM at Beersheba ceremony: ‘Don’t test us’

His words came amid tension that Islamic Jihad may try to retaliate for the destruction of the tunnel and the killing of a number of its men inside the tunnel.

OCTOBER 31, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull during a ceremony to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba

No apologies for Balfour

To assail the Balfour Declaration as an act of colonialism is not only historically inaccurate, it would also call into question the claims to sovereignty of a number Arab nations.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByDAVID PARSONS
RABIN SQUARE with a British flag on the Tel Aviv City Hall building

October 31, 2017: Jerusalem Annexation Bill

On the Jerusalem annexation bill, the Balfour decleration and Haredi Jews.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Why they protest Balfour

“Anti-Balfour” activity must principally be seen as part of a global campaign to delegitimize Israel’s very foundations.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByJONATHAN HUNTER, YOSEFF SHACHOR
‘A GENERATION of young people may be almost entirely unaware of the context behind the Balfour Declaration – and why the British government’s pledge was a remarkably humanitarian gesture for its time.’

Century-old bonds

The battle of Beersheba and the Balfour Declaration are now 100 years old, how do Australian-Israeli and British-Israeli relations look today?

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByJPOST EDITORIAL
UK AND Israeli flags together at a march in London.

Comment: Balfour’s real victory came at Beersheba

Historians have recorded how General Allenby had given each of his soldiers a Bible, and he was often found on his knees looking for direction from above.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT
Descendants of soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), ride horses along the trail that their ancestors took as troops when they made their way to Beersheba.

REALITY CHECK: Of blood feuds and Balfour

Reflections on a trek to Albania’s Accursed Mountains region.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByJEFF BARAK
AN ALBANIAN man looks at a bunker that dates back to the Hoxha era.

October 30, 2017: Sabbath and the High Court

The holy and the law, judges, and Balfour.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

PA prime minister to UK: Apologize for Balfour

The United Kingdom should apologize for issuing the Balfour Declaration, says Hamdallah.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByADAM RASGON
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah