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Justice4All · 36-40, M
No, it was a deal between the British government and certain influential Jews in the US. Balfour and Rothschild played a large role. A quid pro quo. "You get the Americans involved in the war and once we conquer the Ottomans, we will declare Palestine to be the state of Israel.." paraphrasing.