The British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour contacted Baron Rothschild, a wealthy banker and head of the British branch of European Jewish causes, on 2 November (two days after the capture of Beersheba).
Den britiske udenrigsminister Arthur Balfour kontaktede Baron Rothschild, en velhavende bankmand og en ledende britisk zionist, den 2. november (to dage efter erobringen af Beersheba).