What is one historical cause for the conflict between Palestinian Arabs and the Israeli government?
A.
Both claim that God granted the same land to their people.
B.
Both claim that they were granted the same land in the Balfour Declaration.
C.
Both claim that they are descended from the Roman rulers of the land.
D.
Both claim that the League of Nations gave them the same land.
B. Both claim that they were granted the same land in the Balfour Declaration.
The Balfour Declaration of 1917 declared British support for a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, while also stating that nothing should be done to prejudice the civil and religious rights of the existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine. This declaration laid the foundation for the conflicting claims to the land of Israel/Palestine between the Jewish and Palestinian Arab communities.