1917 - Balfour Declaration

Wikipedia Page 

 Here is the authoritative Wikipedia page that describes the Balfour Declaration: 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration 

 Einat Wilf's Perspective 

 The gist of Einat's perspective is as follows: 

 

 The Balfour Declaration was a tentative promise / declaration of intent 

 It was the follow up by Zionists that made the difference, and the declaration itself was almost meaningless on its own 

 The British Empire actually started reneging on promises, and they did so at the worst timing possible for Jews