▁saying ▁that ▁we ▁shall ▁respect fully ▁toler ate ▁persons ▁of ▁other ▁faith s ▁and ▁protect ▁their ▁property , ▁their ▁honor , ▁and ▁their ▁freedom ▁with ▁the ▁har sh est ▁means ▁of ▁co erc ion . ▁This ▁is ▁another ▁area ▁in ▁which ▁we ▁shall ▁set ▁the ▁entire ▁world ▁a ▁wonderful ▁example ▁… ▁Should ▁there ▁be ▁many ▁such ▁imm ov able ▁own ers ▁in ▁individual ▁areas ▁[ who ▁would ▁not ▁sell ▁their ▁property ▁to ▁us ], ▁we ▁shall ▁simply ▁leave ▁them ▁there ▁and ▁develop ▁our ▁commerce ▁in ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁other ▁areas ▁which ▁belong ▁to ▁us ." ▁D erek ▁P ens lar ▁says ▁that ▁Herz l ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁considering ▁either ▁South ▁America ▁or ▁Palest ine ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁di ary ▁entry ▁about ▁ex prop ri ation . ▁According ▁to ▁Walter ▁Lac quer , ▁although ▁many ▁Z ion ists ▁proposed ▁transfer , ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁official ▁Z ion ist ▁policy ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Ben - G ur ion ▁" emph atically ▁rejected " ▁it . ▁ ▁Il an ▁P appe ▁argued ▁that ▁Z ion ism ▁results ▁in ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing . ▁This ▁view ▁diver ges ▁from ▁other ▁New ▁Histor ians , ▁such ▁as ▁Ben ny ▁Morris , ▁who ▁accept ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁ex od us ▁narr ative ▁but ▁place ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁war , ▁not ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing . ▁When ▁Ben ny ▁Morris ▁was ▁asked ▁about ▁the ▁Exp ulsion ▁of ▁Palest ini ans ▁from ▁Ly dd a ▁and ▁Ram le , ▁he ▁respond