The Ottoman empire was also divided up after WW1, it was not until after WW2 that Israel was formed as even though the it was proposed in the British Manadate at the time of the break up of the Ottoman Empire
The following is from wikipedia on the formation of Israel, out of the partioning of PALESTINE all of which is irrelevant
the only way forward is for BOTH sides to accept the existance and rights of the other side, something that BOTH sides are guilty of
and either form to separate independent states or one state that has a government representative of both sides
The modern state of Israel has its roots in the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael), a concept central to Judaism since ancient times,[7] and the heartland of the ancient Kingdom of Judah to which modern Jews are usually attributed. After World War I, the League of Nations approved the British Mandate of Palestine with the intent of creating a "national home for the Jewish people.It being clearly understood that nothing should be done which might prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine"[8] In 1947, the United Nations approved the partition of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab.[9] On May 14, 1948 the state of Israel declared
