• Israel had taken land before that.

    Not really AFAIK? There were Aliyahs before then, but Zionism only gained steam when they got the support of the British with the Balfour declaration. That also marks the start of relations souring between Jews and Arabs.

    • Well if either of us confirms one way or another let’s try to remember to inform each other. There are not many of us who are genuinely trying to understand it all (Lemmy is much better than Reddit).