""Look at the Jewish population of Palestine under the Ottomans: Does the territory of Israel reflect even that percentage of the Mandate Palestine total territory?""

They were native to that land at that time. The current state of Israel is composed mainly of European origin immigrant families.

Once again may I remind you that Judaism is a religious faith encompassing virtually every Nationality on earth.

Israel is the country under discussion, and it is far from representing even a large minority of the worlds Jews.

Don T.