According to the American Jewish Committee archives of 1947, there were no Jews who were living in Palestine before 1882, the beginning of Zionism. Take a look:
Jews in Palestine in 1947
Ashkenazic = 483,000 =77.7%
Sephardic= 62,000 =10.0%
Yemenite = 30,000 = 4.8%
O-E-C = 47,000 = 7.5%
TOTAL = 622,000 = 100%
O-E-C = Other Eastern Communities
https://bit.lY/AJC-1947-48-Jewish-population-Palestine