Arthur Balfour

Arthur Balfour is mentioned as a precedent for former PMs returning as foreign secretary.

The Sydney Morning Herald·Australia· 2026-06-21

Arthur Balfour promised Zionist leaders that a 'Jewish homeland' could be established in Palestine.

Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·Montenegro· 2025-10-05

Arthur Balfour was the British Foreign Secretary who issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917 supporting a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.

Kompas·Indonesia· 2025-09-25

Arthur Balfour was the British Foreign Secretary who issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917.

Kompas·Indonesia· 2025-09-25

Arthur Balfour was the British Foreign Secretary who issued the Balfour Declaration supporting a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·Croatia· 2025-09-22

Arthur Balfour was the British Foreign Secretary who initiated the Balfour Declaration.

Hürriyet·Turkey· 2025-09-22

Arthur Balfour is noted for signing the declaration that supported the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.

Le Monde·France· 2025-09-22

Arthur Balfour was the predecessor who signed the Balfour Declaration regarding the establishment of a Jewish home in Palestine.

Prothom Alo·Bangladesh· 2025-09-21

Arthur Balfour was the British Foreign Secretary who issued the Balfour Declaration supporting a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.

Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·Croatia· 2025-09-21

Arthur Balfour informed Baron Rothschild in 1917 about the British government's intention to support the creation of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine.

Kathimerini·Greece· 2025-09-01

Arthur Balfour signed the declaration that laid the foundations for a homeland for the Jewish people.

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941·Pakistan· 2025-08-24

Arthur Balfour signed the declaration that bears his name, which helped lay the foundations for a homeland for the Jewish people.

Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941·Pakistan· 2025-08-24

The 1917 Balfour Declaration - signed by his predecessor as foreign secretary Arthur Balfour - which first expressed Britain's support for 'the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people'.

BBC·United Kingdom· 2025-08-11

Arthur Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, mentioned the government's favorable view towards establishing a homeland for Jewish residents in Palestine.

Kathimerini·Greece· 2025-08-03

Lord Arthur Balfour, foreign secretary of Great Britain, had expressed the British Empire’s support for the establishment of a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine.

The Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-08-02

Arthur Balfour was the British Foreign Secretary who wrote a letter supporting the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

Hürriyet·Turkey· 2025-07-31

David Lammy recalled how Arthur Balfour, his predecessor as foreign secretary had in 1917 signed a typewritten letter promising to 'view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.'

BBC·United Kingdom· 2025-07-30

Arthur Balfour's declaration in 1917 expressed British support for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2025-07-29

Arthur Balfour, the former Conservative prime minister, was a prominent supporter of eugenics.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-07-28

Arthur Balfour was the Prime Minister who was supportive of tariffs as a negotiating tool.

Kathimerini·Greece· 2025-06-10

Arthur Balfour made a promise in 1917 regarding the establishment of a 'homeland' for Jews in Palestine.

Al Mada·Iraq· 2025-05-12

Arthur Balfour was the British Foreign Secretary who communicated the Balfour Declaration to Zionist leader Baron Rothschild.

Prothom Alo·Bangladesh· 2025-04-07

Arthur Balfour introduced immigration controls in 1905 aimed at excluding Jews.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-02-23