The Balfour Declaration states the government will “favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” How did this declaration make the Palestinian people feel?

Question

A - welcoming; Palestine was ready to take in the Jewish community
B - neutral; Palestine had no opinions or objections to the Jewish people sharing the land
C - betrayed; Britain was breaking their promise and giving away their land

Answer 1

The most accurate option regarding how the Palestinian people felt about the Balfour Declaration would be:

C - betrayed; Britain was breaking their promise and giving away their land.

The declaration was seen by many Palestinians as a betrayal, as they feared it would lead to the loss of their land and rights. The promise of a Jewish national home was perceived as disregarding the aspirations and claims of the Arab population living in Palestine at the time.