Weizmann was an important figure in the negotiations with the British government that led to the Balfour Declaration of 1917, supporting the idea of a Jewish  national home  in Palestine that also respected the rights of existing non-Jewish people already living there.
Weizmann believed in equal rights and wanted all religions to be respected equally.
mnli hypothesis: Weizmann believed in equal rights and wanted all religions to be respected equally. premise: Weizmann was an important figure in the negotiations with the British government that led to the Balfour Declaration of 1917, supporting the idea of a Jewish  national home  in Palestine that also respected the rights of existing non-Jewish people already living there.