[News] Palestinian factions: Balfour Declaration a crime that lives on

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  Palestinian factions: Balfour Declaration a crime that lives on

Al Mayadeen English
November 2, 2025
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On the 108th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Palestinian 
resistance factions vow to continue their struggle against Israeli 
occupation and Zionist crimes.

  * Demonstrators wave their national flag while hold a defaced picture
    of British Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur Balfour during a protest
    against the 105th anniversary of Britain's Balfour Declaration in
    Gaza City, Wednesday, November 2, 2022 (AP)
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    Demonstrators wave their national flag while hold a defaced picture
    of British Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur Balfour during a protest
    against the 105th anniversary of Britain's Balfour Declaration in
    Gaza City, Wednesday, November 2, 2022 (AP)

Palestinian resistance factions declared on Sunday that the Balfour 
Declaration marked “the gateway to oppression, crime, terrorism, and 
Zionist genocide 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--fails-to-honor-gaza-truce-with-only-24--of-promised>” 
against the Palestinian people, their land, holy sites, and national rights.

In a statement commemorating the 108th anniversary of the Balfour 
Declaration, the factions said that the same powers that backed the 
promise “continue to protect the Israeli occupation and its leaders from 
accountability, supplying them with weapons used to kill our civilians.” 
They described this as “a reflection of their detachment from humanity, 
and a complete contradiction of the values and morals they claim to uphold.”

The factions reaffirmed that the Balfour Declaration remains an 
unforgivable crime 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-bombing-leaves-gaza-s-agricultural-base--largely-dec> 
that cannot lapse with time, stressing that the Palestinian people will 
continue to stand firm on their land and confront all “Zionist-American 
schemes” aimed at uprooting them. They vowed that not “a single grain of 
Palestinian soil” would be conceded, regardless of the sacrifices made.

Emphasizing the importance of unity, the resistance factions described 
national unity as a strategic necessity and “the optimal path to 
liberate Palestine.” They urged all components of the Palestinian people 
to work toward genuine national partnership, stating that “true unity 
means shared goals and joint resistance to achieve freedom and 
independence.”


    Palestinians committed to Resistance

The statement further underscored that the Palestinian people “will 
remain committed to resistance in all its forms, foremost among them 
armed resistance, to confront the crimes of the Israeli occupation,” 
affirming their unwavering right to struggle “until the defeat of the 
enemy and the end of aggression.”

In conclusion, the factions called on “the peoples of the Arab and 
Islamic nations and the free people of the world” to continue active 
pressure and mobilization in support of the Palestinian cause 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-quds-brigades-confronts-iof-incursions-in-west-bank>.

On November 2, 1917, Britain issued the Balfour Declaration through a 
letter from then-Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour, expressing support 
for establishing “a national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine, a 
pledge that paved the way for the creation of “Israel” and the ensuing 
dispossession of the Palestinian people.


    Gaza ceasefire violations

The anniversary of the Balfour Declaration comes amid the continuation 
of the genocide in Gaza, with the ceasefire agreement 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-ceasefire-takes-effect---israel--resumes-bombing--timin>, 
which came into effect on October 10 and was brokered by US President 
Donald Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatari Emir Tamim 
bin Hamad Al Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 
continues to be violated.

As part of the deal, Hamas released all 20 survivingIsraeli captives 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-hand-over-bodies-of-two-israeli-captives>held 
since October 7, 2023, in exchange for "Israel’s" release of 1,718 
detainees from Gaza and 250 Palestinian prisoners serving long-term 
sentences.

Meanwhile, "Israel" continues to breach the truce by conducting daily 
attacks and large-scale demolitions across the Gaza Strip, includingnew 
operations in Khan Younis and Gaza City 
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-ready-to-recover-israeli-captives--urges-int--assi> that 
leveled dozens of residential buildings on Saturday.

According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, these assaults have 
compounded the humanitarian crisis and left over 20,000 unexploded 
munitions scattered throughout neighborhoods, endangering civilians and 
obstructing relief efforts.

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