The Balfour Declaration of 1917 (dated 2 November 1917) was a formal statement of policy by the British government stating that
"His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."
The declaration was made in a letter from Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Baron Rothschild (Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild), a leader of the British Jewish community, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, a Zionist organization. The letter reflected the position of the British Cabinet, as agreed upon in a meeting on 31 October 1917. It further stated that the declaration is a sign of "sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations."
1917年贝尔福宣言（1917年11月2日）中，英国政府正式声明称：
“英皇陛下政府赞成犹太人在巴勒斯坦建立一个民族之家，并会尽力促成此目标的实现。但要明确说明的是，不得伤害已经存在于巴勒斯坦的非犹太民族的公民和宗教权利，以及犹太人在其他国家享有的各项权利和政治地位。”
该宣言是在由外交大臣阿瑟·詹姆斯·贝尔福向罗斯柴尔德男爵（沃尔特罗思柴尔德，罗思柴尔德二世）提出，他是英国犹太社团的领导人，宣言的目的是为了推广大不列颠及爱尔兰犹太复国主义联盟——犹太复国主义组织。信中反映了英国内阁的立场，同意于1917年10月31日会议上呼吁。它进一步指出，该声明表明了“犹太复国主义的愿望。”
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