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Balfour declaration
Ambassador Neil Wigan giving a speech at the ceremony
April 24, 2023, 4:27 pm
OPINION: During my time as ambassador, UK ties with Israel have blossomed
The UK's outgoing ambassador to Israel, Neil Wigan, reflects on 75 years of friendship between the UK and Israel
By Neil Wigan
Announcement of the Balfour Declaration
April 19, 2023, 7:42 pm
The British impact on the creation of Israel
So much and so many went into building the State of Israel
By David Matlow
Balfour Declaration and a portrait of Arthur Balfour
February 23, 2021, 6:03 pm
Palestinian court rules Balfour Declaration invalid, urges UK apology
Nablus judge's verdict holds Britain legally responsible for consequences of statement, which paved the way for the creation of the Jewish state
By Jewish News Reporter
Layla Moran on the campaign trail
July 31, 2019, 3:49 pm
Layla Moran: Battling antisemitism while fighting for my Palestinian family
One of the Liberal Democrats' rising stars chats about Jeremy Corbyn, BDS, how her heritage informs her politics and why she doesn't pay attention to George Galloway
By Justin Cohen
Joan Ryan speaking at AIPAC 2019
March 25, 2019, 10:23 am
Joan Ryan tells AIPAC: Labour ‘seeks to demonise and delegitimise Israel’
Chair of Labour Friends of Israel tells major conference in support of the Jewish state that the party she left is 'riddled with antisemitism'
By Jewish News Reporter
Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky greets Alice Shalvi at the Aliyah 100 reception in Ramat Gan Photo by Yossi Zeligar/Nikoart
May 17, 2018, 1:06 pm
A Brit of a do! Ambassador hosts Jewish News aliyah 100 celebration
Jewish News holds the culmination of its Aliyah 100 project in Israel, in partnership with the Jewish Agency and UJIA, celebrating Brits who’ve shaped the country
By Justin Cohen
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara meet Jewish community leaders Jonathan Goldstein (left) and Jonathan Arkush (right) in November 2017 during a visit to the UK to commemorate the centenary of the Balfour Declaration.
November 23, 2017, 9:14 am
OPINION: Young Jews are unafraid to confront the realities of Balfour
Tommer Spence reflects on a how new generation of Jewish leaders' look at the impact of the Balfour Declaration
By Tommer Spence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara meet Jewish community leaders Jonathan Goldstein (left) and Jonathan Arkush (right) in November 2017 during a visit to the UK to commemorate the centenary of the Balfour Declaration.
November 6, 2017, 1:59 pm
Jewish leaders welcome Netanyahu private meeting
Communal and religious leaders meet and challenge Israeli PM during his UK visit for Balfour centenary
Simon Schama addressing the Balfour Centenary lecture Credit: Blake Ezra Photography
November 6, 2017, 9:07 am
Jewish authors say anti-Zionism ‘no longer acceptable’ in society
Howard Jacobson, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Simon Schama pen an open letter saying anti-Zionism and antisemitism 'indistinguishable'
Inside the historic candlelit Bevis Marks Synagogue Picture: Blake Ezra
November 5, 2017, 5:52 pm
Lord Rothschild thanked for ‘inspiring’ Balfour centenary
Candlelight service at Bevis Marks concludes a programme of more than 160 events nationwide to mark 100 years since historic pledge
By Justin Cohen
Palestinians next to the West Bank security barrier that separates them from Israel
November 2, 2017, 9:28 pm
Thousands of Palestinians protest Balfour centenary across West Bank
Demonstrators take to the streets across the Palestinian territories in opposition to celebrations of the document
By Jewish News Reporter
The panel pouring over nominations
November 2, 2017, 10:54 am
A daunting task: The Aliyah 100
Settling on a list of the top 100 individuals who’ve made aliyah and shaped the modern state of Israel was a formidable task for the 22 people on our panel. Here’s how they reached their conclusions
By Andrew Gilbert
Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo credit: Chris Radburn/PA Wire)
November 2, 2017, 10:40 am
One hundred Tory MPs sign Balfour centenary letter
Conservative politicians including the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary mark the anniversary of the historic declaration
By Jewish News Reporter
Boris Johnson looks out over the Old City of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives during his trade visit to Israel (2015). Photo credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
October 30, 2017, 10:25 am
Boris Johnson: ‘Balfour clause to protect existing communities has not been met’
Foreign secretary heralds Lord Balfour's 'indispensable' role in the creation of a 'great nation', but laments the 'suffering' of those displaced by Israel's establishment
By Jewish News Reporter
Chief Rabbi Mirvis address New West End Synagogue during the Balfour 100 event Source: Screenshot from video
October 30, 2017, 9:47 am
Architects of Balfour honoured at ceremony in their former London shul
Six hundred people join the Chief Rabbi to mark the centenary of the declaration at New West End Synagogue
By Jenni Frazer
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