One hundred years ago, when 67 words laid the foundation of Israel A letter that changed the Middle East Former British Foreign Secretary Arthur Belfort is not mentioned in the local school curriculum, but many Israeli and Palestinian students can.His Belfort Declaration, issued on November 2, 1917, is read in the parties of history and the important chapter is read in a completely different national narrative in Israel and Palestine. The declaration can be seen as the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict.Arthur Belfort's arrival in Jerusalem in 1925 was enthusiastically received by the Jews. The statement of the then Foreign Minister Arthur Belfort is mentioned in a letter to Lord Walter Rothschild, a staunch supporter of Zionism. The goal of the Zionist movement was to establish a Jewish state on the Jews' own historical land from the Mediterranean to the east bank of the Jordan River. This area was called Palestine. It said "the British government is in favor of a J...