The founder of the Political Zionist Organization was Theodor Herzl, there were simple forms of the Zionist movement before that but the whole idea of Zionism was hijacked and turned political by him, even though a plan in the late 1800s was to create a Jewish state in Argentina, he proposed the Idea of a Jewish State in the area of Palestine for many underlying reasons, but he died before seeing any of his plans come to life.

The practical planning for Zionist State started when Russia, France and the British Empire declared war on the Ottoman Empire (An empire that lasted 623 years) dragging it to World War 1 to destabilize the region, bringing the Ottoman Empire to an end. This had to be done so the region could get weaker and later divided into smaller countries.

After the war, Palestine was formed, under the British mandate from 1918 to 1948. The British gave a promise that they would keep Palestine safe and the homeland of Arabs, and their land would be given back after everything has settled from the war. In 1948, we all know what happened, and Britain said that there was no agreement whatsoever that a homeland for Arabs was promised, turned its back and left. Replacing all flags with the new Zionist State flag, Israel.