The British endorsement for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, the Balfour Declaration was crafted on this day (2-nov) in 1917...
Representing a pivotal moment in history, the declaration was conveyed by Arthur Balfour, then the British Foreign Secretary to Zionist aspirations... The declaration set in motion a series of events that eventually contributed to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948...
However, it also sparked tensions and conflicts in the region due to conflicting national interests and claims...
Israeli Postal Administration celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Balfour Declaration with the release of a 5 Israeli new shekel postage stamp in 2017...
The text in Hebrew and Arabic on the stamp translates to...
(מאה שנה להצהרת ברפור) - 100 years of Balfour Declaration
(100 عام على وعد بلفور) - 100 years of Balfour Declaration
The stamp tab features images of Arthur Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary on the right and Chaim Weizmann, the Israeli statesman on the left...
This stamp can be collected under the themes:
(a) Diplomacy...
(b) Politics...
(c) Text of declaration...
(d) Anniversaries / Jubilees...
(e) Stamps with Tab / Margin text...
(f) Multi-lingual stamps...
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