ON THIS DAY- The Balfour Declaration was made 100 years ago today. The declaration was a public statement issued by the British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Walter Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, during World War I announcing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. It said “His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.” Britain flew up to 6,000 troops to Fayed on this day in 1951 as the last phase of what has been described as the biggest airlift of troops since World War II, “in an effort to try to quell anti-British disturbances in the region.” The Arab League suspended Egypt’s membership on this day in 1978 for signing the Camp David Peace Accords with Israel. In 1976, Jimmy Carter was elected US President. In 2000, the first resident crew—including one American and two Russians—arrived at the International Space Station. Two years ago, we reported on President Abdel Fattah El Sisi outlining economic policy domestically and last year he gave a nod to new tax breaks and investment incentives, a day before Egypt moved its currency regime to a free float.