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Issue of The Times – November 1917 – First Publication of the Balfour Declaration in the Press

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Issue of The Times. London, 9 November 1917. English.
On page 7, beneath the headline "Government Pledge", appears the wording of the Balfour Declaration. On the same page is an article titled "The British Victory in Palestine", reviewing the campaign of the British Army led by Edmund Allenby in Palestine.
In other copies of the issue, the Balfour Declaration is printed under the headline "Official Sympathy" (see: Kedem catalogue no. 50, item no. 33).
The Balfour Declaration, pledging British support for the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine, was signed by Sir Arthur James Balfour on 2 November 1917. A week later, on 9 November, the declaration was first printed in the press.
14 pp, 59 cm. Good condition. Trimmed margins. Fold lines. Tears to margins. Open tears to spine, restored with tape along the entire spine. Stamp.
Palestine, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel
Palestine, British Mandate and Underground Movements, the State of Israel