Did you read my article? I did not say political Zionism existed before Herzl. Practical Zionism was the Zionism of the First Aliyah. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_Zionism

We completely agree there have always been Jews in Palestine, but the numbers were small. In 1800, there were 7000 out of 275,000. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_Palestine_(region)

Jews had bought 6.6% of the land by 1947. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_land_purchase_in_Palestine

Really, do more research before sharing your beliefs. Wikipedia is a fine place to start, thanks to the footnotes.