Original: Theodor Herzl's biography at Jewish Virtual Library The idea was brought to the Zionist Congress at its sixth meeting in 1903 in Basel.
Simplified: Theodor Herzl's biography at Jewish Virtual Library The offer was first made by British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain to Theodore Herzl's Zionist group in 1903. The idea was brought up during Zionist Congress at its sixth meeting in 1903 in Basel.