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Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-palestinians-britain-balfour-idUKKBN17R1F6
Britain Refuses Palestinian Request for Apology over 1917 Balfour Promise
(Reuters) Palestinian leaders said on Tuesday Britain had rejected their request for an apology for the 1917 Balfour Declaration that helped pave the way to the State of Israel. British Prime Minister Theresa May has invited Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to attend events commemorating the Balfour Declaration in November. A British Foreign Office spokesman described the Balfour Declaration as "an historic statement....We continue to support the principle of a Jewish homeland and the modern state of Israel, just as we support the critical objective of a viable and sovereign Palestinian state." Manuel Hassassian, the Palestinian ambassador to Britain, told Voice of Palestine Radio on Tuesday that unless Britain apologized and cancelled planned celebrations, the Palestinians would pursue international court action against Britain.