The Balfour Declaration was issued on 2 November 1917 as a letter from Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Sir Arthur James Balfour to Baren Walter Rothschild, a leader in the Zionist movement. It was subsequently incorporated into the Sevres Peace Treaty with Turkey and the Mandate for Palestine.
Girl: "What is the Balfour declaration?"
Boy: "Balfour declaration...? I think it`s the reason why you and I are drawn as refugees in a camp."