He tried to persuade The Caliph to sell Palestine to the Jews but in vain. Herzel realized that as long as Sultan Abdul Hameed is in power and Muslims are united under the Ottoman Caliphate, the dream of a Zionist Home in Palestine will never come true.
Wakati ule waislamu waliungana chini ya Dola ya Ottoman chini ya Sultan Abdul Hameed kama Khalifa. Kati ya 1902-3, Theodore Herzel alikutana na Abdul Hameed mara tatu. Alijaribu kumshauri Khalifa kuiuza Palestina kwa wayahudi lakini hakufanikiwa.