The Balfour Declaration was issued in November, 1917. The US entered WW1 in April, 1917.
The Balfour Declaration was obviously a promissory note for a service already rendered. The elite Jews in the US mostly came from Germany and were probably not very enthusiastic about going against Germany on the side of an alliance that included hated Russia. Jacob Schiff had largely financed Japan during its war with Russia in 1905. The Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe probably had even greater hatred for Russia and many were antiwar socialists as well.
The question is, just what “service” was rendered? It does not seemed to be discussed.
Thank you Mr. Prestowitz for this succinct yet sufficient balanced very informative summary.
The Balfour Declaration was issued in November, 1917. The US entered WW1 in April, 1917.
The Balfour Declaration was obviously a promissory note for a service already rendered. The elite Jews in the US mostly came from Germany and were probably not very enthusiastic about going against Germany on the side of an alliance that included hated Russia. Jacob Schiff had largely financed Japan during its war with Russia in 1905. The Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe probably had even greater hatred for Russia and many were antiwar socialists as well.
The question is, just what “service” was rendered? It does not seemed to be discussed.