Shusha
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There is no historic precedence for an exclusive Jewish state.
This is both right and wrong. (Mostly wrong).
I agree that there is no historic precedence for an indigenous peoples reconstituting their sovereignty in the form of a State anywhere in the world. This does not, however, suggest that such a reconstitution is not just or moral or desirable or nor that it is prohibited.
However, there are numerous examples of self-determination and sovereignty established due the dissolution of Empires or other national entities with multiple ethnic or cultural groups. The most obvious examples are Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan. But also applies to places like Catalonia. The basic assumption of right with respect to reconstituting a national homeland for the Catalan people in the form of what is now called a State is two-fold: 1. On the strength of their cultural distinction as a people. 2. On the basis of their historic national identity.
The problem with this chain of argument from you is that it: 1. assumes that historic precedence is somehow REQUIRED for the formation of a nation. It is not. And 3. denies the reality of Jewish history.
And, of course, there is no historic precedence for an Arab Palestinian state either.