Background on the Balfour Declaration

His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a
national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate
the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done
which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish
communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any
other country.
Arthur Balfour 2 November 1917

An Early Day Motion (EDM) has been put down by Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron on women in Syria. Liberal Democrat MPs Tom Brake and Wera Hobhouse are sponsors of the EDM. 

Caabu encourages its members, supporters and friends to contact their MPs, encouraging them to sign this EDM on women in Syria which reads:

This is the text of a letter published (1 November 2017) in the Daily Telegraph about the Balfour Declaration in response to an article by Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary on 30 October.

Sir,

UK Parliamentarians have written to the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, asking whether the British Government would join eight other European countries and demand compensation for UK funded Palestinian structures in Area C demolished or damaged by Israel, calling for efforts to be made to  ensure that British taxpayers’ money is properly accounted for.

Caabu director interviewed on Sky News Arabia about the Iran nuclear deal - the biggest split between the EU and the White House since 2003 - 16 October 2017

In August 2017, former Labour Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Labour's current Shadow Minister for Early Years, Tracy Brabin, and former Secretary of State for Scotland, former Government Deputy Chief Whip and Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael, were part of a Caabu/Medical Aid for Palestinians delegation to the West Bank. A full report of the trip can be read here. 

In September 2017, Labour MPs Julie Elliott, Chris Elmore, Lilian Greenwood, Graham Jones and Holly Lynch were part of a Caabu and Medical Aid for Palestinians delegation to the West Bank. A full report of the visit can be found here. 

Since the General Election on June 8 2017, Caabu has taken two parliamentary delegations to the West Bank. The delegations have included former Labour Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts, Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Labour's current Shadow Minister for Early Years, Tracy Brabin, and former Secretary of State for Scotland, former Government Deputy Chief Whip and Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael. 

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Caabu has been kindly granted the rights to publish the writings about this document by the distinguished international jurist, Henry Cattan. 

This chapter was originally published in 1988 in his celebrated book, "The Palestine Question." 

Caabu is pleased to announce that Rt Hon David Jones MP has become Caabu's new Chair. He replaces Andy Love, who has served as Caabu's Chair for seven years. Andy Love will continue to serve on Caabu's board. Caabu is immensely grateful to Andy Love for his excellent leadership over the past seven years.