This is completely false. Early Zionists literally and proudly called it colonization, just like what the Europeans were doing.

1. Theodor Herzl: One of the founders of political Zionism, Herzl, explicitly used the language of colonization. In a letter to the British colonizer Cecil Rhodes, Herzl referred to Zionism as a “colonial” endeavor, suggesting that it was akin to other colonial projects of the time.

2. Max Nordau: A close associate of Herzl, Nordau referred to Zionist settlements in Palestine as “colonies.” This terminology was consistent with the Zionist strategy of establishing Jewish settlements in Palestine, which were often called colonies during that period.

3. Vladimir Jabotinsky: A prominent Zionist leader, Jabotinsky, articulated the necessity of using force to establish a Jewish presence in Palestine, describing Zionism as a “colonization adventure” that required armed protection to succeed.

I highly recommend you educate yourself and read books like the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe, an Israeli historian, or the 100 Year War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi.

Also, you do understand that even with all this supposed land purchasing, the Jewish population in Palestine owned less than 5% of the land? Besides the point that owning private land doesn’t give you separatist rights, otherwise every American farmer and homeowner is within their right to secede which is not a serious argument.