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    The Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed the British government's support for establishing a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, while also stipulating that nothing be done to prejudice the rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or Jews living in other countries. The declaration promised British assistance in creating a Jewish homeland as long as civil, religious, political, and land rights of other groups were respected.

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    The Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed the British government's support for establishing a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, while also stipulating that nothing be done to prejudice the rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or Jews living in other countries. The declaration promised British assistance in creating a Jewish homeland as long as civil, religious, political, and land rights of other groups were respected.

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    The Balfour Declaration of 1917 expressed the British government's support for establishing a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, while also stipulating that nothing be done to prejudice the rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or Jews living in other countries. The declaration promised British assistance in creating a Jewish homeland as long as civil, religious, political, and land rights of other groups were respected.

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    Balfour Declaration (1917) Excerpt:

    "His Majesty's government views with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish
    people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly
    understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-
    Jewish communities in Palestine or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."
    Follow-up Questions for Analysis:
    1. What is the main purpose of the Balfour Declaration, according to this excerpt?
    2. Who is the intended audience of this declaration?
    3. What does the declaration promise regarding the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish
    people"?
    4. What safeguards are mentioned in the declaration to protect the rights of non-Jewish communities in
    Palestine?
    5. How might this declaration have been perceived differently by Jewish, Arab, and British audiences at
    the time?

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