Lord Arthur Balfour
Being a British statesman
signed The Balfour Declaration
“His Majesty’s government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people...”
Lord Arthur Balfour (1848-1930) was a leading British politician who served in a number of roles, including Prime Minister. Serving as the Foreign Secretary in 1917, he issued the Balfour Declaration, which set as British policy the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
