Hey, here's a thought: is it possible that some European (or American, or Russian for that matter) Jews might be more willing to immigrate to a "Jewish state" in Europe than to a "Jewish state" in the Middle East?
East Prussia did not have any pre-existing movement to become a Jewish homeland, does not have a substential Jewish population nor was the area so historically significant to the Jews.
The exact same things can be said about Uganda and Madagascar, and both of them remain popular ATL-Israel locations.
Nietzsche said:
Well, there's plenty of other land in the world. Land that, you know, isn't being used. Uganda? Madagascar?
Um, Uganda and Madagascar kinda
were being used. By the Ugandans and the Malagasy, respectively.
In fact, this is an area where East Prussia has the advantage as a site for Israel because it was mostly empty: the Russian army killed and drove out (i.e. ethnically cleansed) the population when they conquered it in World War 2. The population was already displaced.
I Blame Communism said:
It's an interesting idea, but not plausible because there was already the Balfour declaration and a big Jewish minority in the mandate. "Hey, guys? Remember when we said we'd build you a homeland in Palestine? Well, we sorta lied. But guess where you can live, abandoning the new life you have built here? Germany!" Not going down so well.
It's a bit dickish, yeah, but it could easily happen. But anyway, the part "But guess where you can live, abandoning the new life you have built here? Germany!" isn't really an honest representation of the situation, because no one would be
forcing the Palestinian Jews to move to East Prussia. It's their choice to move or stay, and really there's no reason why Palestine shouldn't retain its big Jewish minority even when there is an official "Jewish nation" in existence.