# The Balfour Declaration and the British Mandate in 10 Minutes

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Podcast: [Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216)
Published: 2026-09-18T08:37:00+00:00
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## Resource

Issued in 1917 , the Balfour Declaration was a brief but world-changing statement in which the British government expressed its support for establishing a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine while also pledging not to prejudice the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish communities. Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Britain governed the region under the British Mandate for Palestine from 1920 to 1948 , attempting to balance competing promises and rising tensions between Jewish and Arab populations. In this episode, we'll explore how a 67-word declaration helped shape the modern Middle East, why the British Mandate became increasingly controversial, and how these events laid the foundation for the creation of the State of Israel—and a conflict that continues to influence world affairs today.

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