You are referring to the Balfour Declaration. It indicated British support for the establishment in Palestine of a homeland for the Jewish people - not, explicitly in the negotiations that led up to the Declaration, a State. But, more to the point, Britain did not have sovereignty over Palestine, and so the declaration was of no legal import for the Palestinians. Countries do not have the right to give away the lands of other countries.
See also, if you are going to examine the Israeli-Palestinian situation factually, the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence, and the Sykes-Picot Agreement, for starters. I can point you to many more critical documents in the history of the conflict, if you are interested in understanding the conflict. Cheers, Lawry ------------- HARRY: "The Israelis" The immovable object - the solid mass - is Israel. The Jews are not going to leave. They have always been in Palestine that for centuries (millennia ?) was composed of Jews and Arabs. The Jews always wanted a homeland. The British promised them one back in WWI. (Keith, for the life of me I can't remember the name of the agreement, or letter of intent, or whatever. I think it began with H - the name of a politician. Know what my feeble mind is searching for?)
