ized ▁gen o cide ▁and ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁(" p og rom s "), ▁was ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁historic ▁enemy ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people . ▁The ▁Z ion ist ▁movement ' s ▁headquarters ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁as ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁leaders ▁were ▁German ▁Jews ▁who ▁spoke ▁German . ▁ ▁Territ ories ▁considered ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁movement , ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁instances ▁where ▁Z ion ist ▁figures ▁supported ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state ▁in ▁places ▁outside ▁Palest ine , ▁such ▁as ▁U g anda ▁and ▁Argentina . ▁Even ▁The odor ▁Herz l , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁political ▁Z ion ism ▁was ▁initially ▁content ▁with ▁any ▁Jewish ▁self - g overn ed ▁state . ▁However , ▁other ▁Z ion ists ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁memory , ▁em otion ▁and ▁myth ▁linking ▁Jews ▁to ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Despite ▁using ▁Z ion ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁( a ▁name ▁after ▁the ▁J eb us ite ▁for tr ess ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁which ▁became ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁Jerusalem ), ▁Palest ine ▁only ▁became ▁Herz l ' s ▁main ▁focus ▁after ▁his ▁Z ion ist ▁manif esto ▁' J uden staat ' ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁but ▁even ▁then ▁he ▁was ▁hes it ant . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁British ▁Col onial ▁Secretary ▁Joseph ▁Chamber lain ▁offered ▁Herz l ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁miles ▁in ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Prote ctor ate