Lester, they were literally living there. Zionism is based on the idea that "we were here first, but we left, and now we're back."
It is a stupid argument, and always was.
And I am sorry that every DNA study shows that the Ashkenazi Jews who FOUNDED Israel were all Eastern European, like David Grün.
Or that your current ruling elites, like Benjamin Mileikowsky. Or your heroes, like Golda Mabovitch.
At least Jabotinsky was honest enough to keep his true name.