Original sentence: In the course of Jewish history between the destruction of ancient Israel and the founding of the modern State of Israel, there has been a number proposals for a Jewish state.The Jewish national homeland usually refers to the Land of Israel
Edited sentence: However, in the course of Jewish history between the founding of Israel and the destruction of ancient Israel there have been other proposals for a Jewish state.Proposals for a Jewish state have varied both in the desired location of the state and the emphasis on Judaism as an ethnicity or a religion.Today the 'Jewish homeland' almost always refers to the State of Israel