The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities האקדמיה הלאומית הישראלית למדעים cordially invites you to a conference מתכבדת להזמינכם לכינוס לציון YEARS 100 100 שנה SINCE THE BALFOUR DECLARATION להצהרת בלפור THE CONFERENCE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXHIBITION הכינוס ילווה בתערוכה Wednesday-Thursday בימים רביעי–חמישי, י"ב–י"ג במרחשוון תשע"ח November 2017 1-2 1–2 בנובמבר 2017 at The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities בבית האקדמיה, כיכר אלברט איינשטיין Albert Einstein Square, 43 Jabotinsky St., Jerusalem רחוב ז'בוטינסקי 43, ירושלים RSVP: Ms. Cochi Maimaran אנא אשרו את השתתפותכם אצל גב' כוכי מימרן Tel.: 02-5676240; e-mail: [email protected] בטל' 02-5676240 או בדוא"ל [email protected] .On-street parking is available near the Academy חניה ציבורית ברחובות הסמוכים לאקדמיה Wednesday, November 1st 11:15 SECOND SESSION 18:00 GATHERING Chairperson: Ariel Porat 18:30 GREETINGS The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Tel Aviv University Nili Cohen Guy Stroumsa President of The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Chairperson: Billie Melman The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, A. J. Balfour’s Religious and Intellectual World Tel Aviv University Eyal Benvenisti The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Tel Aviv University Susan G. Pedersen The Legal Significance of the Balfour Declaration Columbia University and its Reiterations Writing the Balfour Declaration into the Palestine Mandate 13:15 LUNCH 14:15 THIRD SESSION Thursday, November 2nd Chairperson: Shulamit Volkov 8:30 GATHERING The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Tel Aviv University 9:00 FIRST SESSION Elie Podeh Chairperson: Shlomo Avineri The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Diversity within a Show of Unity: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Commemorating the Balfour Declaration in Israel, - Soli Ozel 1917 2017 Kadir Has University, Istanbul Daniel Gutwein The Balfour Declaration and the Sublime Porte: University of Haifa Initial Reactions The Political Logic of the Balfour Declaration: Jonathan Gribetz The Limits of British-Zionist Cooperation Princeton University Respondent: Shlomo Avineri The First Report on the Palestine Refugees: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, The PLO and the Balfour Declaration The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 11:00 COFFEE BREAK.