A controversial banquet in London on Nov. 2 will take place under tight security.
It will mark 100 years since the signing of the Balfour Declaration—a promise by the U.K. government to “view with favor” a Jewish “national home” in Palestine. Two descendants of David Lloyd George, the British prime minister at the time of the signing and a key supporter of the promise, sharply disagree on the declaration's legacy. Robert Lloyd George, a great-grandchild of the former premier, will attend and represent his family in a spirit of celebration. Yet Gwyneth Daniel, another great-grandchild, intends to protest in the street outside the dinner, to be held at an opulent house near Buckingham Palace.
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