The Jewish people settled and developed the land. As far back as records show, the Jewish people occupied the land. This is why the Jewish people got there first, the Jewish people base their claim to the land of Israel on at least four premises: 1) God promised the land to the patriarch Abraham; 2) the Jewish people settled and developed the land; 3) the international community granted political sovereignty in Palestine to the Jewish people and 4) the territory was captured in defensive wars.