Marcos, I'm not going to try too hard to convince you that just about everything you wrote is not supported by history. I suggest you go and read some books on the subject, or, better yet, visit the area yourself.
The quick response is: Jews have been living there in large numbers for centuries and were known as Palestinians until the Muslims declassified them as such, the Jews who immigrated pre 1947 moved onto land which they purchased from the land's owners, there were huge movements of populations mainly due to 5 Arab armies attacking the nascent Israel, most immigrant Jews to Israel come from Arab countries where they were kicked out after 1948, Israel didn't control the West Bank or Gaza from 1948 to 1967 and that didn't stop the Arabs from launching attack after attack on them, and while some Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have indeed been struggling for independence some of them are struggling to eliminate Israel completely and until Arafat decides which side he's on and helps with such issues as people blowing themselves up on commuter buses, the Israelis have a right to protect their citizenry.
Oh, and as for the "chosen people" stuff, read some of the religious writings put out by Hamas or spouted by Arafat.
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