...and Jerusalem. Most of them observe traditional,…

Most of them observe traditional, orthodox religious practices.

Many spend their time studying religious texts and depend on the charity of world Jewry for survival.

Their attachment to the land is religious rather than national, and they are not involved in—nor do they support—the Zionist movement that began in Europe and has been brought to Palestine by immigrants.

Theodor Herzl himself goes in 1898 to Palestine to investigate its possibilities and, possibly, to seek the help of the German emperor William II, who is now making his spectacular pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

A section of Jerusalem's old city wall is removed to facilitate the entrance of the Kaiser and his entourage.