When Muhammad Ali is defeated in 1841, have the boundaries of Egypt include the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem. From there, hold most of OTL history constant. When the Pogroms start up in Russia, Britain offers British Palestine as a place of refuge.
It isn't as if the British were necessarily averse to sticking Jews in Egypt OTL. There was the OTL El Arish Proposal from 1903.
You proceed to have a huge wave of Jews (mostly orthodox and conservative) moving into Palestine, financed by the Rothschilds and Jacob Schiff. Britain shortly thereafter decides to carve off Palestine from Egypt in a Belgium-like manner and declare Rothschild King of Palestine (orthodox Jews contesting that a King of Israel must be of the House of David).
Jewish tradition holds that the claiming of the title of King by the Hasmoneans was what led to their downfall, as only a member of the House of David could do such a thing. I think if a Kingdom were established, it could not be named Israel. Palestine is one option. Judea/Judah is another.
A Jewish State certainly cannot be named Kingdom of Jerusalem...
Alternatively, the monarch could just have a title other than King. Grand Duchy or Principality seem like the best options available.
It isn't as if the British were necessarily averse to sticking Jews in Egypt OTL. There was the OTL El Arish Proposal from 1903.
You proceed to have a huge wave of Jews (mostly orthodox and conservative) moving into Palestine, financed by the Rothschilds and Jacob Schiff. Britain shortly thereafter decides to carve off Palestine from Egypt in a Belgium-like manner and declare Rothschild King of Palestine (orthodox Jews contesting that a King of Israel must be of the House of David).
Jewish tradition holds that the claiming of the title of King by the Hasmoneans was what led to their downfall, as only a member of the House of David could do such a thing. I think if a Kingdom were established, it could not be named Israel. Palestine is one option. Judea/Judah is another.
A Jewish State certainly cannot be named Kingdom of Jerusalem...
Alternatively, the monarch could just have a title other than King. Grand Duchy or Principality seem like the best options available.
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