UN Lecture on 100 Years of Balfour Declaration by Prof. Rashid Khalidi

The United Nations Palestinian Rights Committee organized a lecture on the Balfour Declaration and the impact it has had on the Palestinian people. The lecture by Professor Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and director of the Middle East Institute of Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs took place on 2 November 2017 in the ECOSOC Chamber of the United Nations Secretariat in New York. It brought together a broad range of participants, including members of the diplomatic community in New York, UN staff members, representatives of civil society organizations and the general public. The session was chaired by Amb. Jerry Matthews Matjila of South Africa.
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0:00 Intro
8:18 Lecture by Prof. Khalidi
41:30 Q&A

[@agnesonayemi3500]

This is the injustice of our time, and now is the time to right that wrong.

[@dlfields8429]

Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Santirata]

100% agree, Palestinians need to stop the violence. What an injustice!

[@anamariaguerrero367]

@@SantirataI’ve rather have a Palestinian as a friend than a terrorist zionazi!!

[@suelongstaff9297]

@@SantirataPalestinians live under a brutal military occupation that denies them their human rights. If you visit the place you can see it with your own eyes. It is not hidden or discreet.

[@jonathaneberdong4493]

​@@suelongstaff9297 I see Gasa has been free for almost 20 years and swindelled it. Greedy.

[@pechoja]

One million protested against genocide and freedom for Palestine occured yesterday in London England.

[@magimuturi7489]

Blessings to them

[@fuckbankers]

​@@magimuturi7489and this weekend....

[@healthytruth1363]

❤❤❤ WELL DONE, LONDONERS AND ALL GOD FEARING PEOPLE TO STAND UP FOR HUMANITY ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ ALWAYS WE ALL STAND FOR GOD AND FOR HIS GREAT GLORY❤❤❤ GOD BLESSES ALL 👍👍⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️

[@l23918]

Wishing the professor long life and good health to tell the truth about the plight of the Palestinian people for over 100 years❤

[@ramatgan1]

Professor Rashid Khalidi has always been a hero of mine. Read his books. Watching from Somalia.

[@PLe-studio]

It’s amazing finally to see people from every corner of the world to come together to learn of the truth and the painful history of Palestine. I start to believe in humanity again. Thank you so much for that.

[@pacoshuman7642]

Glad to see and hear Professor Khalidi speak here...there needs to be vocalization of the great wrongs that are being done to the Palestinians. Great wrongs that have been done by israelis. Its time to allow the people of the land return, with peace, to their land...to their home.

[@ileanahernandez1709]

From the river to the sea Palestine shall be free!

[@InessaGold]

Yes, that being done to the arabs and jews BY Hamas - ISIS!

[@SnowsStorm1]

The land belongs to Israel. They are it's indigenous people. They are the people to whom God gave the land. They are people to whom the world gave back the land

[@margaretcampbell7207]

The Balfour Declaration is just One of the Colonization British injustices that was unleashed upon a Indigenous population living with other cultures, in relatively peaceful ways. Palestine was a growing, thriving Nation home to many.

[@visionpersistance]

Both People ARE Indigenous…..

[@lulusp1023]

Love the book 100 years war on Palestine ...its an amazing book....i have learned so much....thanks professor Khalidi. Long love Palestine

[@jaialaiwarrior]

He left out the first 1,300 years of that war. The part waged against Jews, Christians and Hindus.

[@michellenorris8471]

Thank you, Professor Rashid Khalid, you & your extended family have always had my admiration for their part in the long struggle for the restoration of equal human rights and/ or sovereign rights for the Palestinians.

[@michellenorris8471]

Professor Rashid Khalid has always been a hero of mine, like many Palestinians of any political claim, he has seen many older members of his extended family, & many friends face exile abroad as punishment from successive governments in Israel, just for reaching any prominent level in Palestinian politics! either that or many have faced assassination. The neverending cruelties of successive governments in Israel know no end.

[@michellenorris8471]

I have just finished reading Professor Rashid Khalid's book 'The 100 Years' War on Palestine' part autobiography, part history, it is beautifully written.

[@SandraMartinez-ko5qx]

BELLISIMO! “I am not a diplomat therefore I can say it.” BRAVO!

[@tanharry7893]

Good lecture and hopefully I triggers a halt to the current mayhem. ❤

[@roubika1922]

Absolutely brilliant speech packed with sad realities of this world. Same criminal laws removed Armenian territories from Armenian people and transferred them to the newly established Azerbaijan after WWI and allowed the western Armenian territories to be re-annexed by Turkey. The world stood silent whilst Genocidal Alieyev and Erdugan tested the new age war weapons on innocent population of Armenian Karabakh. Prayers for peace and justice in this world.

[@LadyBug1967]

Roubika, and now the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem is being taken by an Australian Jew due to a tricky deal that he did with a representative of the patriarch and that representative has been disrupted and forced to leave his position and I believe forced to leave Jerusalem. Yet they discovered in ancient document that said that land would stay with the Armenian people into perpetuity and yet I haven't heard any more as to whether that document is being honored or is being ignored by the Jewish Jewish State and the Jewish Australian businessman who is a thief. There are so many Jews around the world who do business in Israel and they make millions of dollars and they get away with murder. This must stop

[@sarachiba6012]

Professor Rashid Khalidi is simply AWESOME 💐💐💐

[@monahaque1660]

AMAZING INSIGHT! A MUST WATCH VERSION FOR HISTORY AS IS! NOT DISTORTED!

[@SpotterVideo]

Last Spring a video was produced at a church in Gaza City that was built over 800 years ago. The members of that congregation were celebrating Palm Sunday. There is another video on KZbin featuring the pastor of Gaza Baptist Church, who was sharing the Gospel of Christ with the people of Gaza. Why have these people been ignored by most Christians in the U.S. ? Who bombed the King David Hotel during 1946, which killed 91 people? Seventeen of those murdered were Orthodox Jews. How was the man who planned the bombing punished for the murder of 91 people? Watch the KZbin film “The Stones Cry Out”, which reveals the thousands of Christians removed from their homes in Palestine at gunpoint during 1948. Why do many Christians not know about this removal? Read the book “The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine” by Israeli Historian Ilan Pape, who used official Israeli documents to reveal the removal of 1948.

[@SnowsStorm1]

Maybe we should rebuild Gaza as a un refuge for Christians fleeing persecution? The folks from Gaza can be absorbed by Muslim states to make room for the Christians of the world to have a fair presence. Would you agree.

[@rosestewart1606]

@@SnowsStorm1 of course not. This would still be ethnic cleansing of the indigenous people, and they are the descendants of the first Christians who themselves were descendants of the Canaanites and their ancestors. Any real Christian honours them for their heritage. They kept Christianity going for 400 years before it was made official and legal by the Roman Empire. They and the Muslim Palestinians preserved all of the great churches for 1600 years. There were nearly 1000 churches in 1948...today there are about 10. Everything needs to be put back the way it was when it was the Holy Land and refugees of all religions were welcome there.

[@rosestewart1606]

the majority of Christians in the US follow evangelical sects which don't recognize the Christians that came before them or their teachings. They have a different bible and believe that Israel needs to exist when the world ends, and are hoping for the world to end.

[@Waitingformarty]

​@@SnowsStorm1 No, I would not agree

[@SnowsStorm1]

@@Waitingformarty but the OP is so concerned for Christians and is not at all using us in an attempt to turn Westerners against Israel, right? So I mean let's make room for the return of the Christians in the rebuild….some muslim leave so they can come in.

[@user-em5ns9og8i]

Good lecture very informative to the world ,the injustice of Palestinians for one hunded years . Britain ,America ,canada ,Australia is an off shoot of colonial settler regime. This apartheid ,stolen lands and now genocide being committed by Israel to the Palestinian. Professor Khalidi Thank you for the knowledge ,the world are informed .

[@yusufabdallah3721]

Dont forget New Zeaıand and Diego Garcıa plus others who dısappeared to genocıde from the forces who are known as the fıve eyes

[@pohengcollis231]

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[@waltraudboxall760]

Professor Khalidi‘s authority on the history of Palestine is testimony of an egregious injustice, an injustice even magnified and made ever more legitimate since the lecture was given in November 2017, to the Palestinian people. Yet where is the UN now, in March 2024? What is its role, let alone its mandate for a people absolutely denied any form of self determination? This lecture illustrates the deep, apocalyptic hole dug by the 2017 Balfour Declaration. An excellent history lesson to seek a long overdue elaboration and revelation of historic facts and their subsequent political developments.

[@lizshephard2964]

1917

[@justadam1917]

So we can't say we did not know as this was almost 7 years ago This is the only forum where Justice can be sought and yet it would seem none of the major players are present

[@Sophie-fw5zt]

The major players are full of arrogance…

[@Hands2HealNow]

Thank you Prof Rashida Khalid.

[@clopezvergara]

It is a pleasure to see and listen profesor Khalidi...

[@faridacasmally1978]

Professor Rashid Khalidi THANKS YOU for giving the UN a lecture and details explanation on the BALFOUR DECLARATION, it’s a shameful declaration that the world and youths of today needed. This Balfour Declaration should be destroyed, the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PALESTiNE should Immediately be INSTATED . UN cannot honourably condemn the Palestine’s actions and theirs right to exists, Professor Khalidi as always gives a great factual account about the Palestinians extreme right - The British continually denials and oppression should STOP

[@Nine-Signs]

Erm, while I am in agreement and appreciate this overall, at one point I had to ask myself "is Professor Rashid Khalidi living on a different planet?" when he spoke of UK Labour. I was a member of UK labour for 14 years and a voter of it for 21 years my friend, I can tell you now, only 4 of those years did the party ever honestly give much of a crap about the fate of poor brown people far away and that was during the tenure of Jeremy Corbyn who unlike the present leader would not have waited for 5 months and 30,000+ murdered civilians plus approval from US masters and donors to alter position and call for a ceasefire. The Labour party machinery today is the most UNPRINCIPLED barbaric corrupt malevolent and racist entity it has ever been in its history with various parts of its executive more resembling a UK branch of Likud. They are a party that is on record via Starmers lips as promising a continuation of Tory domestic economic and foreign policy if/when they win and Starmer has reaffirmed multiple bloody times he is an outright committed Zionist and has shown so by putting their interests before the best interest of party and nation rampantly throughout his tenure so I have absolutely no idea what kind of a fantasy land Professor Khalidi is living in to believe differently on that matter. UK Labour today is an absolute horror show.

[@simonjlkoreshoff3426]

I completely agree. The Prof is getting the wrong info on Labour who have followed in lock step with the US.

[@andrewmilner5900]

Well said ! I wonder if Prof Khalidi is now better informed concerning UK Labour than he was seven years ago.

[@kathleentrinity7367]

I especially like Professor Khalili's comment that the UN was not created to be a protection of the interests of the great powers, but of peace, just treatment, and international law.

[@jaialaiwarrior]

The Great Powers are the only ones that can even begin to guarantee those things.

[@hubreydavid7864]

It will be great if a movie can be made so that the world can see where the Palestinians' problems originally started. God protect the professor 🙏 🙌 ❤️

[@ingridhildebrandt8053]

The security council must get reorganized to reach real justice in the organisation.

[@JayshreeKalbhor-qx5jy]

Such a wonderful conversation and devotion by these leaders for Palestinian freedom! It is going to happen soon. Only one hiccup by Israeli person but Professor gave excellent response. Thank you.

[@robertroest7619]

Amazing meeting, amazing lecture and responses to the questions.

[@cherylsibson2529]

Underwriters of insurance policies would underwrite any Indigenous anywhere would not have a chance according to the Balfour documents that's what I get out of this lecture. Makes a lot of sense. This lecture was good to hear.

[@SnowsStorm1]

I'm not following you. The Jews are indigenous to judea.

[@jo7246]

The occupation began prior to 1948 not just 1967. Confiscations of additional lands prior to statehood should be properly and justly addressed.

[@Yazzie101]

Get rid of the veto vote in UN 🤷🏻‍♀️ it should be based on majority vote! We could have had a ceasefire 4 months ago and 25,000 people might be slice today mostly women & children!

[@user-cs7gt2xh6y]

Exactly that!! What is the freaking point of the commission otherwise?

[@agnikollias6678]

Agreed!

[@hubreydavid7864]

True otherwise Democracy is just a farce. 😢😢😢Feeling happy the world is changing to a multipolar world and becoming a multicultural society. God is definitely watching, and a transformation is taking place.

[@schumannli5825]

Excellent knowledge of history of Palestine and Israel by Prof Khalidi. Hope the world will help Palestine to become its own country and stop the suppression / aggression by Israel.

[@cliffpage7677]

Great conclave and lecture reflecting great academic expertise.

[@unaharpenden]

An excellent and enjoyable session. The lack of male questioners indicate their loss of credibility in international affairs. Balfour and the members of the British cabinet were, after all, male.

[@fawziehalhusseini7672]

What an elite highly scholarly intellectual gathering may God bless the main speakers 🤲

[@BekHitm]

Thank you for sharing….

[@Jackuri501]

Who's watching this in 2024?

[@GERCEKUGUR]

It still baffles me how and why Arabs partnered with British to fight against the Ottomans for their independence. Brits never returned someone's freedom until they are dead. The Turks already knew they cannot hold the region and I wouldn't surprise if Arabs and Turks could fight together against Europeans and then declare independence of these Arab countries. That was a very short sighted decision by all the Arab countries who suffered deeply under the European colonialism.

[@marceloorellana5726]

The British are good liars. They did it in Africa, Australia, America, Europe and in Asia. Should not be surprising to you.

[@michellenorris8471]

If we all had crystal balls.

[@dlfields8429]

Free Free Palestine

[@okaytoletgo]

NOTICE THAT THIS LECTURE by Professor Rashid Khalidi TOOK PLACE on 2 November 2017.

[@alikulluk7853]

75 year long apartheid, 16 year long blockade of Gaza and now committing genocide. Pure evil.

[@rickyg7662]

Islam, 1400 years of apartheid and murder, rape and lies. Pure evil.

[@user-jk1rg1lv1n]

درودبرشما دوستان خوب متشکرم ازهمکاری شما

[@dekapwt5618]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Yussuf-gz8jm]

Good Mr khalid

[@kumyutkwong6903]

When I was young, we looked highly of the British and most people wanted to be in their shoes and noble. As now I am in my 60s, U realized there are robbers cheats imperialist

[@user-yr8jj5ut7z]

I’m currently reading Professor Kahlidi’s book history I never learned in school in Uk. Liked the chairman’s comments “you’re on TV you’ve got to smile” a classic!

[@MarciaArleneDebra]

A crucial element that must be clarified about ownership of that land, is whether the story in the bible for which there is no concrete evidence of support should be accepted in determining ownership of the land of Palestine. What happened to possession is 9/10 of law.

[@michellenorris8471]

''Many Zionists don't believe in a God but they believe he gave them Palestine.'' A quote by Israel-born Jewish historian Ilan Pappe.

[@SnowsStorm1]

If possession is 9/10th Israel possesses it.

[@SnowsStorm1]

Let's consider a hypothetical. Let's imagine that i steal your classic car. You love that car. You wanted that car. And I take it. I then hide it in a garage before another criminal steals it from me. At some point he sells that car on the cheap to a nun who uses it to do good deeds around town. She loves that car and she takes great care of that car. Then 8 years after I stole that car, that sweet elderly nun accidentally runs a red light and when they run the plate they find it is stolen. Who's car is it? Is it yours or is it the nun. The nun isn't the bad guy but she is not the rightful owner. It might be nice to help the nun but it's still hers.

[@michellenorris8471]

@@SnowsStorm1 NO.

[@michellenorris8471]

@@SnowsStorm1 The argument's an old one, the bottom line this time is that if Israel refuses to accept the restoration of equal human rights and/ or sovereign rights to the Palestinians, Israel's demise will be a lot. lot faster than the former racist & apartheid regime in South Africa.

[@fedayusufi6007]

The British owes apology to all people of the world for the crimes they have committed around the world and created problems between countries and nations.

[@suha16th]

Dr. Khalidi is the GOAT. Respect to his entire family

[@nicholawilson8555]

Seriously awe-inspiring ❤

[@flow963]

Self-determination, justice and equity of all people. Liberty and justice for all. It’s so simple. The colonial projects of the past must be condemned to the annals of history such that we the people can contend effectively with the issues and threats confronting our species.

[@sadiashakil8787]

Well said sir

[@janeruthraphael4644]

Brava!

[@carlretter4263]

Minister Pandor has a beautiful soul and a very brave heart.

[@user-qp2fs3kp9z]

Let not forget the Memorandum at the Cairo conference in 1922 signed by the Britts Imperialists and the Arab league separating the Eastern Palestine from the Western and renaming it Trans-Jordanie and then Jordany as a compensation over the Balfour Dec. of 1917

[@michellenorris8471]

Jordan/ Trans Jordan is Syria, much of the new countries in the Middle East were imposed by colonial powers after WW1 & WW2.

[@user-qp2fs3kp9z]

@@michellenorris8471 yes but palestine was a Region not a country

[@user-nd8cs3qx1v]

​@@user-qp2fs3kp9z; The State you live in doesn't qualify as a country, we might just decide to come occupy it. By the way you and your family may need to go... Gday

[@lameezdavids7130]

​@@user-qp2fs3kp9zIt was PALESTINE AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE PALESTINE.FREE PALESTINE

[@tokenspirit6140]

Glad this showed up on my phone today. (Although I already know most of the history relating to the Balfour Declaration (Ralph Wilde's excellent lecture to the ICJ, I also am aware of). It would be wonderful were this lecture given to the UK government and the US. It should also include Ralph Wilde's speak along with it, to point to the legalities involved. I also have to say that Balfour may/may not have talked about rejected Jewish refugees to England. They history shows how they welcomed in massive numbers the Jewish refugees. e.g.. in Leeds.Thanks.

[@LadyBug1967]

It is well known in documented that Balfour was a straight-up 100% anti-semite. HE couldn't stand Jews. He of course was not alone in that sentiment.

[@dekapwt5618]

Stressss Syndrome /Really Tired About Situations 😔😔😔

[@ahsanmir8676]

ONE BODY ONE MIND ONE VOICE ONE AFRICA 🌍

[@user-gj6gm8cv1z]

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[@lulusp1023]

Excellent Excellent information. Palestine will be free from the river to the sea

[@2012yeswecanhelp]

Excellent presentation

[@user-jh1is5sg8i]

APPOLOGY IS NECESSARY

[@vthilton]

End All Wars Now!

[@gloriacheon5952]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Thank you! The truth shall set Palestinian people FREE!!!🇯🇴

[@hoc5005]

Tanks to professor Rashid khalidi I learned Much mor abut Palestinians and Israelis I'm hoping all Palestinians around would can com back to their own home land to live in peace with their others judios brothers in peace

[@sandrapenny518]

More like this please

[@dorislopesdulcefernandes5171]

We thank professor for information

[@user-dy4de6kv8i]

🌍🌎🌏✌️✌️✌️✌️🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@cardanotony1097]

Brilliant guys all of u 👍👍👍

[@Landis_Grant]

So called “Lord” Balfour was a colonizer extraordinaire.

[@user-nd8cs3qx1v]

Sounds like he was the second son of some King by way of rights to the bride on her wedding night Premonocty

[@user-jh1is5sg8i]

A Criminal

[@NaseemAkhtar-xv3uq]

I like your good work

[@paulocandido8378]

An Afro American historian Dr. John Henrik clarke, in one of his stands on this issue he said Zionism and Colonialism walk hand to hand....

[@nawafdreams]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:02 *🎙️ Introduction to Lecture on Balfour Declaration* - Introduction to the lecture by Jerry from South Africa representing the United Nations committee. - Overview of the mandate of the committee on the exercise of the rights of Palestinian people. 08:04 *📜 Professor Khalidi's Opening Remarks* - Professor Khalidi expresses gratitude for the opportunity to speak at the United Nations on the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. - Reflects on the historical context and implications of the declaration for the Palestinian people. 09:04 *🌍 Impact of Balfour Declaration on Palestinians* - Discussion on the Balfour Declaration's impact on Palestinians as a declaration of war by the British Empire. - Exploration of the colonialist aspect of Zionism and its implications for Palestinian sovereignty. 21:31 *🧠 Evolution of Palestinian Identity Post World War I* - Examination of the evolution of Palestinian identity post-World War I in the context of rising nationalist sentiment globally. - Analysis of the impact of British promises of independence and self-determination on Palestinians compared to other Arab peoples. 26:20 *🌍 Factors Influencing Palestinian Resistance* - The Balfour Declaration introduced challenges for Palestinians, as it aligned British support with the Zionist movement. - Britain governed Palestine as a League of Nations mandate, justifying its actions through international legitimacy. 30:18 *📜 Impact and Interpretation of the Balfour Declaration* - The Balfour Declaration initiated a century-long conflict in Palestine, supported by external powers. - Palestinians faced war waged by the Zionist movement and British repression, resulting in significant casualties. 33:04 *💡 Importance of Historical Context in Resolving the Conflict* - Understanding the historical background of the conflict is essential for its resolution. - Ignoring history has led to repeated failures in addressing the core issues between Palestinians and Israelis. 53:38 *🌍 Colonial Uprisings Post-World War I* - Various colonial uprisings occurred in the aftermath of World War I against British and French colonial powers. - Uprisings in Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Morocco succeeded in forcing concessions from colonial powers. 55:02 *📜 Motivations Behind the Balfour Declaration* - The Balfour Declaration was motivated primarily by British strategic interests rather than concern for Jewish suffering. - British Imperial interests, including controlling Palestine to secure the Eastern flank of Egypt and the Suez Canal, were paramount. 58:27 *🤝 Colonial Movement and Diplomatic Efforts* - The Zionist movement sought support from various powers before finding success with the British. - Strategic considerations, rather than sentiment, drove British decisions regarding Palestine. 01:02:24 *🇵🇸 Perspectives on the Palestinian Cause* - Calls for international accountability and justice for the Palestinian people, including recognition of their right to self-determination, remain unmet. - Palestinian voices demand acknowledgment of historical injustices and the right of return for refugees. 01:10:09 *🏠 Property Rights and International Law* - Concerns are raised about the legal status of Palestinian absentee property holders under Israeli law and international law. - Questions arise about the rights of Palestinian absentee property holders to reclaim their properties and the role of the international community in addressing this issue. 01:11:22 *🇬🇧 British Apology and Accountability* - Recent statements by the British government acknowledge past shortcomings in the Balfour Declaration and call for a focus on security and justice for Israelis and Palestinians. - Questions arise regarding the timing and sincerity of such statements, given the passage of a century since the Balfour Declaration. 01:12:48 *🇵🇸 Palestinian Identity and Historical Impact* - The role of the Balfour Declaration in shaping Palestinian identity and the ongoing struggle for self-determination is discussed. - Calls for a British apology are considered in the context of historical injustices and their potential benefits for Palestinians. 01:17:17 *🇵🇸 Palestinian Struggle and Rights* - Emphasizes support for the Palestinian people's struggle for self-determination. - Highlights the ongoing injustice rooted in the Balfour Declaration. 01:18:55 *🤔 Reasons for Delayed British Apology and Ethnocentric Models* - Explains why the British government has not apologized for the Balfour Declaration. - Discusses the dominance of the Zionist narrative in British politics and media. 01:20:22 *📜 International Community's Role and Legal Challenges* - Addresses how the international community deals with issues such as absentee property in Palestine. - Discusses the complexities of addressing discriminatory property laws within sovereign states. 01:25:11 *🌍 Historical Context and National Reckoning* - Examines how countries, including Britain, grapple with their colonial past. - Highlights the challenges of acknowledging and reconciling historical injustices. 01:26:47 *🏛️ Balfour Declaration's Impact on Palestinian Identity* - Explores the disregard for Palestinian identity in the Balfour Declaration. - Considers the lasting effects of colonial policies on Palestinian self-determination. 01:29:32 *🤝 Voices and Perspectives on the Palestinian Struggle* - Highlights diverse perspectives from various stakeholders, including journalists, NGO representatives, and academics. - Addresses questions and concerns regarding historical narratives, international frameworks, and indigenous rights. 01:18:41 *🇬🇧 British Position on Balfour Declaration* - The speaker discusses the British perspective on the Balfour Declaration, highlighting the influence of the Zionist narrative and the evolving stance within British politics, especially in the Labour Party. - He emphasizes the significance of either a shift in the international community's approach or the progression of territorial colonization for a potential solution in Palestine. 01:23:38 *🏛️ International Community and Property Rights* - The speaker addresses the issue of absentee property rights within sovereign states, acknowledging the complexity of international legal frameworks. - He discusses challenges in dealing with discriminatory property laws in Palestine and emphasizes the limitations in addressing the power dynamics of sovereign states. 01:25:26 *🔍 Historical Reflections on Colonial Past* - Reflecting on colonial legacies, the speaker discusses the challenges various countries, including Britain and the United States, face in acknowledging and reconciling with their colonial pasts. - He highlights the difficulties in addressing past injustices and the need for deeper societal introspection and reconciliation processes. 01:26:31 *🗣️ Impact of Balfour Declaration* - The speaker provides insights into the Balfour Declaration's perspective and its implications for Palestinian identity and rights. - He discusses the significance of recognizing historical injustices but suggests that seeking an apology alone may not be sufficient to address deeper-rooted issues. 01:29:32 *🌍 Perspectives on International Representation* - Participants raise questions about the representation of different perspectives, including those of the British government, the Israeli government, and Palestinian refugees. - Discussions center around the need for broader dialogue and representation to understand diverse viewpoints and work towards conflict resolution. 01:38:07 *💬 Discussion on restitution and conditions for return for refugees* - The discussion revolves around the topic of restitution for refugees, specifically focusing on examples such as Bosnia and South Africa. 01:39:03 *🌍 Concerns about the role of great powers and the UN Security Council* - The participants express concerns about the influence of great powers, such as the United States, on international agreements like the Paris climate Accords and the UN Security Council. 01:40:24 *🕊️ Calls for empowering Palestine in peace negotiations* - Participants emphasize the need for the United Nations to empower Palestine in peace talks rather than merely engaging in discussions. 01:41:05 *🌐 Professor Khalidi's responses to audience questions* - Professor Khalidi addresses questions regarding Palestinian agency in peace talks, suggesting that Palestinians must unify and develop a more effective strategy. 01:44:21 *🔍 Professor Khalidi responds to specific inquiries and critiques* - Professor Khalidi addresses critiques regarding the Balfour Declaration, Jewish self-determination, and Palestinian nationalism, emphasizing the need for equitable solutions. 01:52:47 *🙌 Concluding remarks and reflections* - The moderator acknowledges the diverse perspectives shared during the discussion and expresses gratitude for the participation, particularly highlighting the contributions of women. 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[@Torontogal777]

Thank you very much!

[@alandonly]

Sooo random and sooo perfect. Immediate fix! My car was parked for months. It started easily and ran well but I couldn't shift. I thought transmission had died or I needed ATF. That pivot bolt just rusts and needs lubricant.

[@abdulmalekmodhish3925]

Good Job Professor Khalidi.

[@gypon2732]

it must be also revealed to the fullest what was the geo-political interest of Britain? However, it may be clear that they have possibly seeked to have a controllable food in the Arabian region in order to gain and secure access to the oil fields as well as to control the Suez.

[@user-nd8cs3qx1v]

The 🌞 never sets on the British Empire

[@jumpingjack5651]

@@user-nd8cs3qx1v Because God would not trust what the British would do in the dark.

[@fashioncitymetaverse]

Free Humanity Free Palestine Gaza

[@nicholawilson8555]

Bravo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Keely-ml2gp]

33:36 yes that's exactly why I gave the new declaration of strategic planning an interest for the office of guardianship and human rights committee.

[@user-jh1is5sg8i]

Palestinians must have the Right to their Voice

[@pechoja]

Names should be ststed in front of each speaker please. Why not, seems essy with lighted bar only saying #Balfour when it could spell out their names. The .

[@user-jh1is5sg8i]

Justice For Palestine

[@NaseemAkhtar-xv3uq]

Love you every one

[@ramatgan1]

They promised land to a people that belonged and had another people living in it that was never theirs to promise away in the first place.

[@user-vr6io5xb9e]

19:38 as far as I know Palestinians were fighting in British army against the Ottomans ( maybe a handful of them were in the Ottoman Army) It was the reason Turks beaten so badly loosing all the lands in the Middle East ruled by them for five hundred years including the Holy land Jerusalem and Mecca. Sad but true 😢

[@alexmost166]

"Palestinians" no. Arab tribes, yes. But why would the Palestinians then reject the separation deal? Just so we are clear, jewish migration into the region didn't start in the British Empire, but some 30 years earlier, and to be clear, Palestinians supported the axis in WWII so that can explain the lack of goodwill later on.

[@user-vr6io5xb9e]

@@alexmost166 that’s true. In the 1880s, Jews began purchasing land and properties across Ottoman Palestine (mainly the Jews whose expelled from Russia) despite the restrictions.

[@marceloorellana5726]

Doesn't matter Jews migrated to Palestine. No people should have to accept their lands partitioned or taken away. So if a guest is invited to your house he has a right to half your house? And if you protest then you are the bad guy? And someone completely separated from your reality decides your house is no longer your house. What would you do?

[@alexmost166]

@marceloorellana5726 it wasn't a Palestinian land, they legally sold properties to the Jewish and Zionist foundation, the Ottoman empire wasn't happy but allowed it too (being the ruler for over 600 years). This is the equivalent to the US allowing immigration, then the union breaks and every states becomes a country, and suddenly the Jewish occupants are branded as not legitimate? Let's be real here. The local arabs of Palestine were zenophobic. Look at the Durze, why do you think they so passionately serve in the IDF? I understand that Palestinians as local inhabitants have a right for the territory they already occupied, I'm for a 1967 lines solution with land exchange to allow for 1948 refugees to come back. But Palestinians never had the entire land, never had a state, with leadership, with rule of law, with a military or security force, with a flag and an anthem and official language or anything. The rest of Israel is nor promised to them... they were promised a free country around the same time Israel was promised one too. Then the question of 1 or 2 states came up. Clashes between thw population made thw second option more viable. They were just residents of greater Ottoman Empire and when you look at historic records, not from the last 30 years when revisionism kicked in, they admit that whole heartedly. Lool at videos from the 50s where Palestinians don'teven call themselves Palestinians. Who does it help to make a claim for the entire land? Just more war.

[@haticeergun7618]

@user-v6bio What a load of zionist crap..! Palestinians along with Ottomans were sold by freemason Ataturk who was a secret anglo zionist agent..!

[@Komonsense]

Britain and the powers must own their mistakes and revert them at whatever cost. This will not go away, there is no two state solution, there is no middle ground. Only a one state Palestine is viable within which all of its citizens of any religion must have absolutely equal rights. This can only be achieved through an abject meaningful apology alongside reparations to the indigenous Palestinians in the double figure $Trillions. This or incessant never ending war which will of course lead to a nuclear one affecting us all.

[@lorraineclark2307]

******This speech was in November 2017. We need to remind ALL sides to listen to this again.******. Equality for ALL is the only solution.

[@NaseemAkhtar-xv3uq]

Peace is important

[@fawziehalhusseini7672]

Amazing 👍💯👌👏🤲🇵🇸

[@Keely-ml2gp]

38:32 yeah that's why I made the buildings to serve the most elite to anyone and everyone any and everywhere

[@lorraineclark2307]

Those that were concerned for the Palestinians did not cry victim. Yet, listen answer at 1:45:20 on the video.

[@MonnteShortsMix]

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[@roseturcotte1027]

What did the Britain get? And how did that affect the Jewish people in Germany whom had great power in German government when the Belford agreement with the Jews came to light.

[@WhataMensch]

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[@GloWinGlo]

38:39 ❤

[@trevormarnies2768]

Ask the chair about the more than 372 years of the occupation of Khoikhoi land from the equator to Robben Island ?

[@peterandjoycevanbreemen600]

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[@LizaPolitical]

What about the Versailles treaty? Article 22? I understood that it gave a mandate for statehood to Palestine. It was also asserted that the Balfour declaration did not make that null and void, so legally is still Palestine? Can someone explain ?

[@unggrabb]

Article 22 of the Versailles Treaty established the concept of mandates, wherein certain territories previously governed by defeated powers would be placed under the administration of advanced nations, acting as mandatories on behalf of the League of Nations. The article emphasizes the principle that the well-being and development of such peoples constitute a sacred trust of civilization. This could be interpreted in the context of supporting Palestinian statehood by advocating for the recognition of their right to self-determination and providing for their administration until they are able to stand alone. However, it's worth noting that the specific application of Article 22 to the Palestinian situation would depend on various factors, including historical context, geopolitical dynamics, and international consensus.

[@trevormarnies2768]

Mr chair - remember our people (Khoikhoi) here in their land where the UN has given you jurisdiction by way of a republic.

[@Keely-ml2gp]

47:21 we need to deliver a movie after we test the trajectories with the architectural implementation team that will allow people to think of their relative career path to propagating Goodwill on their quotient like stocks and bonds from Walmart that's why I said think about your favorite things to bring with us and continue to manufacture distribute and recycle because your carbons will be necessary