Avi Shlaim, Emeritus Professor of International Relations in the University of Oxford, asserts that two main schools of thought have been developed on the question of the primary driving force behind the declaration, one presented in 1961 by Leonard Stein, a lawyer and former political secretary to the World Zionist Organization, and the other in 1970 by Mayir Vereté, then Professor of Israeli History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Avi Shlaim, Profesor Emeritus Hubungan Internasional di Universitas Oxford, beranggapan bahwa dua aliran pemikiran utama berkembang pada pertanyaan pasukan penggerak primer di balik deklarasi tersebut, satu dipersembahkan pada 1961 oleh Leonard Stein, seorang pengacara dan mantan sekretaris politik untuk Organisasi Zionis Sedunia, dan yang lainnya pada 1970 oleh Mayir Vereté, saat itu Profesor Sejarah Israel di Universitas Ibrani Yerusalem.