Did you also read about Brandeis, the first Jewish supreme court justice, that had himself a talk with Balfour about a Jewish State for Israel in Palestine. Palestine was part of the Ottoman empire so when it lost in WWI, that's what Balfour did. Not to say he wasn't pressured to do so by Zionist groups around since the late 1800's that wanted Palestine to become their homeland.
Did you also read about Brandeis, the first Jewish supreme court justice, that had himself a talk with Balfour about a Jewish State for Israel in Palestine. Palestine was part of the Ottoman empire so when it lost in WWI, that's what Balfour did. Not to say he wasn't pressured to do so by Zionist groups around since the late 1800's that wanted Palestine to become their homeland.