Long celebrated by Zionists and condemned by justice activists, the so-called Balfour Declaration, 100 years ago, is credited with setting in motion the creation of the state of Israel on Palestinian land ... without consulting Palestinians. On paper, it was a 67-word letter in 1917 signed by Lord Arthur Balfour, then Britain's Foreign Secretary.
This is the THIRD of five consecutive shows from the conference "Balfourâs Legacy: Confronting the Consequences," held on November 11th at the First Parish Church in Cambridge MA. There were many engaging presenters. Two weeks ago we presented Yousef Munayyer's keynote address. Last week we presented the first of three conference panels, with the title "Balfour, Israel and Palestine." Today we present the 2nd panel, titled "Confronting the Balfour Consequences."
The three speakers and their subjects are as follows:
Amahl Bishara, Tufts University Consequences for Palestinians
Anat Biletzki, Quinnipiac University Consequences for Israel and the Jewish people
Rami Khouri, American University in Beirut Consequences for the Middle East
Because of radio time constraints, our presentation of the fourth speaker, Nancy Murray (Consequences for the USA), is postponed until next week.
This panel was facilitated by Thomas Abowd, Tufts University, and recorded by our associate, Noble Larson.
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This Week In Palestine 12-3-2017
Confronting the Balfour Consequences (2nd panel in the conference)
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