Sigh. Has there ever been an ethnostate that did not have more members living outside than in, even at its most extreme? More Catholics lived outside Italy, more Muslims lived outside Saudi Arabia, more Mormons lived outside Utah, more white people lived outside the Jim Crow South and Apartheid South Africa, etc.
As for what your senses tell you, I recommend doing more research than you have. So far, you ask questions, reject answers, and offer no links to support your rejections. I provide links in all my articles. Get back to me when you're read all of these: https://medium.com/@comrademorlock/a-guide-to-my-posts-about-israel-and-palestine-b9525cfeb124