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They were part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1918, a longer period of time than the USA has been in existence and were there for a substantialy longer period of time before that (before the Bible was written).
I note that many Jews expelled from various European empires/countries around this time sought sanctuary and settled within the Ottoman Empire but they evidently had no desire to settle in what is now Israel. Hardly any did so. Zionism wasn't a thing back then.
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