Well CarolC let's have a look at the area of the Palestine Mandate where it was possible for Jews to settle during the period of the League of Nations British Mandate, the area that after having split the Mandate in 1923 the area that the British under the terms of the San Remo Agreement set aside as the area in which the Jews could establish their national homeland - note Homeland CarolC not a sovereign nation:

http://www.palestinecenter.org/cpap/maps/hist_subdist.html


Now can you tell us whether or not Gaza happens to fall within the boundaries shown on that map? But wait a minute it was captured by Israel during the six day war in 1967 from Egypt. Can you tell us CarolC exactly how Egypt got hold of and laid claim to it?

Similar exercise tell us whether or not the districts of Nablas; Ramallah; Jerusalem and Al Khalil happen to fall within the boundaries shown on that map? But wait a minute they were captured by Israel during the six day war in 1967 from Jordan. Can you tell us CarolC exactly how Jordan got hold of it?