Wistrich 2007, p. 19. Herzl actually wrote: "When I remember thee in days to come, O Jerusdalem, it will not be with delight. The musty deposits of two thousand years of inhumanity, intolerance, and foulness lie in your reeking alleys. The one man who has been present here all this while, the lovable dreamer of Nazareth, has done nothing but help increase the hate. If Jerusalem is ever ours, and if I were still able to do anything about it, I would begin by cleaning it up. I would clear out everything that is not sacred, set up workers' houses beyond the city, empty and tear down the filthy rat holes, burn all the non-sacred ruins, and put the bazaars elsewhere. Then, retaining as much of the old architectural style as possible, I would build and airy, comfortable, properly sewered, brand new city around the Holy Places." Wistrich, Robert S. (2007). "Theodor Herzl: Between Myth and Messianism". In Gelber, Mark H. (ed.). Theodor Herzl: From Europe to Zion. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 7–21. ISBN978-3-11-093605-6.
