The Jews were dispersed around the world. During those millenia, Jews were living in the territory of such places as contemporary Germany, Poland, Russia, Spain, France and Italy. Imagine the surprise to learn that now the Jews have an historic claim to every place where they lived.
African blacks were in the New World before the Mayflower. And the Indians were here for a long, long time. Or maybe the New World really belongs to the Vikings.
For 2.7 millenia a Jewish presence in Palestine was tolerated by those who ruled Palestine.
