Today we feature the SECOND of five consecutive presentations recorded at the conference titled "Balfourâs Legacy: Confronting the Consequences," held on November 11th at the First Parish Church in Cambridge MA. This conference commemorates the 100th anniversary of the so-called Balfour Declaration, a 67-word letter in 1917 signed by Lord Arthur Balfour, then Britain's Foreign Secretary. It's credited with setting in motion the creation of the state of Israel on Palestinian land, without consulting Palestinians.
Last week we presented Yousef Munayyer's keynote address. Today we are presenting the first of three panels, with the title "Balfour, Israel and Palestine." The three speakers and their subjects are as follows:
Lawrence Davidson (West Chester University) Balfour and the Zionist Project
Susan Akram (Boston University School of Law) Balfour and International Law
Thomas Suárez (Author, "State of Terror: How Terrorism Created Modern Israel") The Role of Terror in the State-Building Process
This panel was facilitated by Hilary Rantisi of the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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This Week In Palestine 11-29-2017
Balfour, Israel and Palestine (first panel in the Balfour Consequences conference)
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