Palestinian activists in Britain demanded a formal apology from the UK for supporting the idea of a Jewish state in Palestine almost a century ago and an official recognition of Palestinian suffering.
Former head of the Palestinian Forum in Britain Ziad Aloul hailed the Palestinian Return Center’s launch of the Balfour Apology Campaign on the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration calling for its wide support.
He called for making all possible efforts to spread the Balfour Apology Campaign within the British social popular and media institutions and especially within the UK Parliament.
On the 25th of October the Palestinian Return Center hosted the launch of the Balfour Apology Campaign inside a packed out room in the House of Lords. The event was hosted and chaired by Baroness Jenny Tonge.
Balfour Apology Campaign is a UK based campaign launched by the Palestinian Return Center (PRC) in 2013 to urge the British establishment to apologize for the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
Nearly a century ago on November 2 1917 British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour issued a letter that set the stage for the creation of a Jewish state inside Palestinian territory.
The letter known as the Balfour Declaration pledged to work for the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people inside Palestine.
99 years on Palestinians believe the UK owes them an apology for the declaration that paved the way for the occupation of their land and marked a historical breach against the aspirations of the people of Palestine and shattered its hopes for freedom and self-determination.
