What is the Balfour Project’s agenda? 📂 Archived Message Posted by Keith-264 on July 18, 2021, 7:14 am https://azvsas.blogspot.com/2021/07/eugenerogans-theory-neither-pro-zionist.html Whitewashing the role of the British Empire during the Palestine Mandate. What is the Balfour Project’s agenda? Eugene Rogan’s Theory ‘Neither Pro-Zionist nor Pro-Arab but Pro-Empire’ whitewashes the role of the British in Palestine The Balfour Project was formed in January 2017 during the 100th year since the Balfour Declaration. Its purpose was to counter the Zionist celebrations. Much of the material it produced was excellent. In any event the Zionist celebrations turned sour very quickly. Jeremy Corbyn, in one of his few principled actions as leader, refused an invitation to attend a Zionist celebratory dinner and sent Lady Emily Thornberry in his place. Her Ladyship believes that ‘Modern Israel is a beacon of freedom, equality and democracy". Formally the Balfour Project’s objectives are ‘the advancement of education, human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation’, by ‘a process of education, to advance public understanding of Britain’s role in the Middle East in the 20th Century, and thereby to seek to advance reconciliation in Israel and Palestine’. Suppressing the Palestine Revolt Whenever I hear the term ‘conflict resolution’ and ‘reconciliation’ I reach for my pistol! The ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians wasn’t a ‘conflict’ and the word ‘reconciliation’ is another word for ‘surrender’ by the Palestinians. ‘Conflict resolution’ assumes that if only well meaning people gather together in one room then any little problems like the eviction of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrar can be resolved within the existing Zionist paradigm of settler colonialism. What is the purpose of the Balfour Project? The centenary has gone but under the baleful influence of Sir Vincent Fean, a minor diplomat and former Consul-General in East Jerusalem, it would seem that the BP has settled on rewriting the history of British crimes in Palestine. Ctd.... Message Thread: What is the Balfour Project’s agenda? - Keith-264 July 18, 2021, 7:14 am « Index   Searching