(1) Do you doubt that all those Jews would have voted for independence? (2) When Kosovo voted for independence, Serbs in Serbia didn't get a say. When South Sudan voted for independence, north Sudanese didn't get a say. When Israel became independent, Muslim Arabs in areas not becoming independent properly did not get a say. That's how civilization works. https://medium.com/non-violence/stakeholder-control-avoid-war-enable-peaceful-border-changes-thru-water-lines-as-objective-e85d6a882361