georgephillip
Diamond Member
Define "owned"Israelites owned that land since 600 CE.
"In the late nineteenth century, prior to the rise of Zionism, Jews are thought to have comprised between 2% and 5% of the population of Palestine, although the precise population is not known.[90]
"Jewish immigration had begun following the 1839 Tanzimat reforms; between 1840 and 1880, the Jewish population of Palestine rose from 9,000 to 23,000.[91]"
Demographic history of Palestine (region) - Wikipedia