Abstract:
Arthur James Balfour, the outstanding British statesman as a member of
Foreign Office after the World War I was one of the authors of the future foreign and
domestic policy of Palestine. Together with the famous British political figures –
David Lloyd George, George Nathaniel Curzon, Leopold Amery, Alfred Milner,
Robert Ceccil, Edwin Samuel Montagu, Mark Sykes, Herbert Louis Samuel, Herbert
Henry Asquith, John Allsebrook Simon he impacted on the installation of the British
Mandate in Palestine. Balfour declaration became the base for British policy and
opened the great Jewish immigration to Palestine. The numerous Zionist funds
maintained colonization process and British loyal policy of endless Jewish
occupation. British foreign policy in Palestine will be the sphere of interest for
historians-orientalists because the political, economic, social, religious reasons for
the Arabic-Jewish conflict rise study may prevent or explain the further East
problems. Historical document Balfour declaration got the name of the Foreign
minister who all his life long was interested in the Jewish people, their history, and
the source of such interest was absolute knowledge of the Old Testament.
A.J. Balfour is the author of philosophic works: Defence of Philosophic Doubt, The
Foundations of Belief, Theism and Humanism.
