On November 2, 2025, the one hundred and eighth anniversary of the infamous Balfour Declaration was marked, while the Palestinian homeland continues to bleed, and its people in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem are living through the most horrific chapters of the ongoing Nakba, under the fire of continuous Israeli aggression for over a year, surpassing all limits of extermination, destruction, and uprooting, amidst a troubling international impotence and a moral silence that reflects the imbalance of justice in this world that measures with double standards.
From Campbell-Bannerman to Balfour, and from London to Washington, the threads of the same colonial policy extend: a policy that gave birth to the Zionist entity as an advanced base for the Western project in the heart of the Arab region. The Balfour Declaration was not merely a political statement, but a legal and moral crime—a promise from one who does not own to one who does not deserve—paving the way for the birth of the greatest humanitarian tragedy of the twentieth century, the chapters of which continue to repeat today in Gaza, where war crimes, genocide, and ethnic cleansing are committed in broad daylight.
Today, after a century and eight years since that crime, Britain announces its recognition of the Palestinian state. This is a very belated step, but it carries political, moral, and legal significance that cannot be ignored. It essentially represents an implicit acknowledgment of the historical mistake that Britain committed against the Palestinian people, and an admission of its responsibility for the catastrophe that arose from its infamous promise and its mandate policy that handed Palestine over to Zionist gangs. However, this recognition remains incomplete unless it is translated into an official apology, practical compensation, and genuine support for the establishment of the Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the implementation of Resolution 194 regarding the return of refugees to their homes.
Britain's recognition of the Palestinian state does not absolve it of its historical responsibility, but rather imposes a doubled obligation on it to rectify what its colonial policy has corrupted. It is called upon today to make a genuine atonement for its sin, not through words but through actions, by pressuring the Zionist entity to stop its aggression, end its occupation, and respect international legitimacy decisions that it has mocked for seventy-seven years.
The continuation of Israeli aggression and the open American and British support for it shows that the Palestinian Nakba is not a thing of the past, but a renewed crime committed every day, in the shadow of international complicity and the silence of institutions that are supposed to protect law, justice, and human rights. Therefore, it is the duty of the State of Palestine, along with the living peoples of the world, to take legal and political action to sue Britain for the Balfour Declaration and its consequences, and to hold the Zionist entity accountable for its crimes against humanity.
It is time for the international community to realize that there can be no peace or stability in the Middle East without achieving historical justice for the Palestinian people, represented in ending the occupation, establishing an independent Palestinian state, and the return of refugees to their homeland. Moreover, resistance to occupation in all its forms remains a legitimate right guaranteed by divine laws and international laws, as long as the occupation remains entrenched on Palestinian land.
And Palestine will remain—despite the wounds and destruction—alive and dignified, screaming to the world that its right does not expire with time, and that the Balfour Declaration will remain a stain of disgrace on the foreheads of those who created and nurtured it.
Indeed, God gives respite but does not neglect, and no right will be lost as long as there is a living people demanding it.
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A century and eight years since the Balfour Declaration, and the crime continues..!