Balfour Declaration

Balfour Declaration

November 2, 1917

The decisive Battle of Beersheva on October 31, 1917 set up the decisive overthrow of the Ottoman Empire (see also: Understanding the Battle of Beersheva in 11 Minutes). This coincided with the final draft of the Balfour Declaration on October 31, 1917, that was delivered two days later on November 2, 1917--a public statement issued by the British government during World War I announcing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. Forty days later, British General Allenby's forces won against the Ottoman Empire and liberated the city of Jerusalem on December 9, 1917 on Kislev 24, the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle.

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