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Balfour Declaration: Haters Declare War
The Guardian gives a voice to the Palestinian campaign against the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
Simon Plosker
October 18, 2017
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The Guardian gives a voice to the Palestinian campaign against the 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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