It was no accident that the declaration contains the phrase "in Palestine" rather than "of Palestine", nor was it an accident that the foreign office would use the words "national home" rather than the more precise "state" – in spite of the fact that "national home" has no precedent or standing in international law.
Ini bukanlah kecelakaan yang membuat deklarasi tersebut berisi frase "di Palestina" ketimbang "dari Palestina", maupun sebuah kecelakaan bahwa kantor luar negeri memakai kata "tanah air" ketimbang "negara" yang lebih diterima – disamping fakta bahwa "tanah air" tak sejalan atau berdiri dalam hukum internasional.