Israel was created a long time before that, RobbyS.
It is disrespectful or just ignorant for some to deny Balfour and Lord Rothschild and Chaim Weizman the credit they are damn sure due for getting the ball rolling.
Israel or Judea or whatever folks want to call it was dead and stinking as a political entity for 2000 years and many wanted to leave Sykes-Picot as it was. This is not to say the Brits were perfect bu they were the first to ackowledge a Jewish homeland....no doubt...though they got nervous a bit later....which is when US pressure came to bear.
Some didn't know Cool Hand Luke was Jewish.....lol....damn I feel old when youngbloods admit that....I've known Paul was half Jewish since Winning....
btw....originally Balfour tried to give them Uganda ...incredible isn't it?....might not have been so bad having Israel in Central Africa except they would have ended up where the South Africans did....which they may do anyhow....if they don't get to breeding more Hebrew kinsmen.