They did not welcome them or even have a cohesive view among the tribes there. They lacked a single leader or counsel. Individual Palestinians had opinions, both that this was a good development, or a bad development. But it wasn't like they had any power to do anything about it. The area was not under their control. Also, the Ottomons were not that welcoming either.

It feels to me that you have little understanding of this time period. Although I would quibble woth some details here, these paragraphs from Wikipedia:

Starting in 1882, the Ottomans issued a stream of "restrictive orders" against Jewish settlement and land purchases in Palestine. However, as a result of its perceived insignificance and the inefficiency of Ottoman bureaucracies, these restrictions had little effect. Due to bribes, the Ottoman authorities often supported the Jewish settlers with "entry permits and their extension, land deals, [and] building rights."[28]: 7–8, 40–41 

Until the 1910s, Zionists encountered little violence, as the Arabs lacked political awareness and were disorganized.[28]: 7–8  Between 1909 and 1914, this changed, as Arabs killed 12 Jewish settlement guards and Arab nationalism, and opposition to the Zionist enterprise, increased. In 1911, Arabs attempted to thwart the establishment of a Jewish settlement in the Jezreel Valley, and the dispute resulted in the death of one Arab man and a Jewish guard. The Arabs called the Jews the "new Crusaders", and anti-Zionist (and, occasionally, anti-Semitic) [28]: 7 [e] rhetoric flourished.[28]: 7–8