You may have missed the part where he specifically stated otherwise -- that the land is their heritage and NOT because of any suffering they endured in history.
I didn’t like when he said that the holocaust happened because we didn’t have Israel. True, but we should have Israel whether they throw pogroms or parties for us. I avoid any connection with pogroms & holocausts when talking about Israel because this is a major theme among enemies of Israel that has great impact. That we needed a land because we are persecuted (acceptable) but no right to make the Palestinians pay for it by taking their land (unacceptable). This has great effect on people & many people think this way, so it’s important to pound on the idea that this land is ours because it’s ours. It’s holy land & it’s ours. Nothing to do with any other reason, & never bring it up. Religious reasons should always be used before secular ones because our religion is our real identity.