PATHWAY FOR PEACE
How the answer to Middle-East Peace was laid down a century ago...
Why is the State of Israel always caught up in war?
What does international law really say about the land?
Is there any hope of lasting peace for all its inhabitants?
Did you know that Britain laid down the foundation for a "Pathway For Peace" that could have prevented over a century of hatred and bloodshed in the Middle East?
1917
The Balfour Declaration
2nd November 1917
British wartime support for an indigenous Jewish homeland to be re-established in the biblical Land of their ancestors
1920
The San Remo Declaration
25th April 1920
Agreement by the winners of WW1 that former Ottoman colonies be granted independence as Arab or Jewish countries, under the care of Britain or France
Read More1922
The British Mandate
24th July 1922
International approval of Britain's plans for a Jewish homeland from the River to the Sea, next to an Arab homeland in the neighbouring territory of Transjordan
Read MoreIn 1917, World War 1 was being fought in Europe. In the Middle-East, a German-Turkish (Ottoman) alliance was threatening Britain's colonial ownership of Egypt. The Arab tribes were negotiating with Britain for their own nation-states in the event of Britiah victory and the British Jewish community was lobbying strongly for a return to their biblical homeland in what was known as "Palestine" (then under Ottoman Turkish rule).
In a historic series of events between 1917 and 1922, both groups achived most of their goals, with neither getting fully what they were pushing Britain and the allies to give them. The three panels above outline what these three events (and the resulting documents) were known as and the linked pages give you more information on each.
ALL THE INFORMATION IN ONE PLACE...
Due to COVID lockdown restrictions, the San Remo Resolution centenary could not be celebrated in person as the Balfour Declaration had been. Even so, an attractive coffee-table booklet titled Pathway For Peace was published by Love Never Fails in time for the actual centenary in April 2020. This educational guide features seven concise contributions by historians, international lawyers and other public figures, explaining the background, significance, and ongoing relevance of the San Remo Resolution.
