Balfour Declaration

Why Israel still honors Britain in its streets despite bitter history

The long, seesawing history of Britain’s involvement in Zionism, from imperial sponsorship to modern diplomatic rupture.

Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named after Britain’s King George V due to the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in what was then known as Palestine, which was issued during his reign.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.

Gideon Sa'ar responds to Yvette Cooper’s criticism of Israel during UN Security Council meeting

SUPPORTERS OF Defend Our Juries take part in a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.

Jailed UK Palestine Action members end hunger strike, claim victory

The iCenter's recent Conflicts of Interest cohort gathering in Chicago. Participants were participating in a gallery walk of photos and texts, and accompanying audio clips, related to modern day and historical Israel.

Israel-Hamas War: Teaching and learning about the conflict - opinion


Hamas files application to be removed from UK terrorist group list

A team of British lawyers submitted the application, arguing the Hamas's armed violence is a legitimate response to alleged colonization, occupation apartheid and genocide.

 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. February 4, 2025.

This week in Jewish history: Balfour Declaration and battle of Sharm el-Sheikh

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

Arthur James Balfour

Palestine Action carries out multi-location vandalism to mark Balfour Declaration signing

The group targeted the company Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) in Hampstead, and the office of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in Hendon.

 Palestine Action on BICOM offices, Hampstead

'Chaim Weizmann: A Biography': A revealing look at the life of Israel's first president - review

The facts of Weizmann’s life, fascinating though they are, yield in interest to the authors’ examination of his quite extraordinary personality and the powerful effect it exercised.

 President Chaim Weizmann

From victimhood to statehood: The Holocaust's legacy and Israel's power - opinion

The State of Israel was not born because of the Holocaust, but its birth restored hope to the Jewish people then, and it guarantees us a lifeline now – power over our survival and our destiny.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog addresses the state ceremony at the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem, last Sunday night.

Why pro-Palestinian protesters are vandalizing images of Lord Balfour

The act of vandalism has been condemned by Jewish groups including the American Jewish Committee which called the act “shocking.”

 Palestinians hold a posters of US President Donald Trump and Arthur James Balfour during a protest on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 4, 2020.

Pro-Palestinian protesters destroy historic Balfour painting at Cambridge

Activists slashed the 100-year-old painting and threw red paint on it.

Lord Balfour 311

At IBCA's annual Balfour Dinner, a reality check from an expert in urban warfare

Col. Kemp, who bought himself a plane ticket to Israel as soon as he heard of Hamas’s attack, has remained in the country since, observing the conflict and briefing foreign diplomats and lawmakers.

 Col. Richard Kemp speaks at IBCA's annual Balfour Dinner, Feb. 1, 2024.

Grapevine December 29, 2023: Happy birthday, Yehoram Gaon

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 YUVAL NASSIE promotes stress reduction health supplement Calm It.

UK Palestinian activists squirt 'fake blood' on Lord Balfour statue

The activists belonged to the organization Palestine Action and protested the UK's role in the alleged Israeli occupation of the Palestinians.

Lord Arthur James Balfour and the text of the Balfour Declaration