P 872 – The Complete Diaries of Theodor Herz
From a practical point of view, many obstacles appear to stand in their way. The Turks, no doubt, will not be eager to give up Palestine, and if the promoters of Zionism succeed in convincing them by persuasive arguments, Christians of every persuasion would rise en masse indignantly to oppose an arrangement that would put the Holy places in the power of Christ’s executioners.