ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapter of this book. The book shows that the Balfour Declaration, the debates that led to its issuance, and the political turmoil that erupted after its release all profoundly questioned the role of national identity in the construction of a community. In Palestine after the Declaration's release, the distinctions among Arab, Palestinian, Christian, and Muslim were blurred and altered such that British statesmen forge structures compatible with imperial policy. The realities of the issuance of the Balfour Declaration have created a split between the Jewish Israeli state and the stateless Palestinians. Since the declaration of Israeli independence in 1948 and the subsequent birth of the Arab-Israeli and Palestinian-Israeli conflict(s), the Declaration has rooted itself firmly in the international dialogue of nation, statehood, and imperialism.
