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Timeline of World War I and the Balfour Declaration

February 28, 2017

June 28, 1914: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia in July; Russia allied with Serbia. Germany invaded Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. August 4, 1914: The United Kingdom declared war on Germany. November 1914: Ottoman Empire Joined Germany (the Central Powers). January 26, 1915: Encouraged by Germany, Turkey attacked British […]

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Chaim Weizmann and the Balfour Declaration:
“A Unique Act of World Moral Conscience”

February 27, 2017 | Joel Fishman

Weizmann called Balfour Declaration “the righting of a historical wrong,” and an “act of justice.”

Winston Churchill’s Defense of the Balfour Declaration in 1921

February 27, 2017 | Lenny Ben-David

The False Narrative of Iranian Moderation

February 23, 2017 | Amb. Dore Gold

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February 23, 2017 | Yoni Ben Menachem

Why a New Academic Discipline of Post-Holocaust Studies Should Be Established and What Its Content Should Be

February 22, 2017 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

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February 16, 2017 | Yoni Ben Menachem

Iranian Official and Social Media Call for the
Destruction of Israel after the JCPOA

February 16, 2017

Iran Grabs the Reins in Gaza

February 14, 2017 | Pinhas Inbari

“The Two-State Solution”: What Does It Really Mean?

February 14, 2017 | Amb. Alan Baker

ISIS Worries about a Hamas-Egypt Detente

February 12, 2017 | Yoni Ben Menachem

Palestinian ISIS Fighters Push for Engaging Israel

February 12, 2017 | Pinhas Inbari

Hamas Prepares for the Next Round of War

February 9, 2017 | Yoni Ben Menachem

Why Post-Holocaust Studies Are Important to Societies Today

February 8, 2017 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld