El-Issa Family | |
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Current region | Jerusalem, Palestine |
Place of origin | Jaffa, Palestine |
Members | Issa El-Issa, Raja El-Issa, Yousef El-Issa, Daoud El-Issa and Georgette El-Issa |
The El-Issa Family is an Arab Christian family that emerged from Jaffa, Palestine in the 20th century. [1] [2] [3] The family is known for its "intellect, politics and literature", [4] its members Issa El-Issa and his cousin Yousef El-Issa were among the first who warned about the Zionist movement in Mandatory Palestine. They were also among the first to promote Palestinian nationalism through their family's numerous newspapers and journals, most notably Falastin which was established in 1909. Other examples include Al-Asma'i, Alif Bā’ and Al-Bilād. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
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Qustandi Shomali (Arabic: قسطندي شوملي, is a Palestinian professor of history at Bethlehem University.
Issa Daoud El-Issa was a Palestinian poet and journalist. With his cousin Yousef El-Issa, he founded and edited the biweekly newspaper Falastin in 1911, based in his hometown of Jaffa. Falastin became one of the most prominent and long running in the country at the time, and was dedicated to the cause of the Arab Orthodox Movement in struggle with the Greek clergy of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The newspaper was the country's fiercest and most consistent critic of the Zionist movement, denouncing it as a threat to Palestine's Arab population. It helped shape Palestinian identity and was shut down several times by the Ottoman and British authorities.
Raja Issa El-Issa was a Palestinian journalist.
Jaffa, also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part. The city sits atop a naturally elevated outcrop on the Mediterranean coastline.
Between 1919 and 1928, the Palestinian Arab population in the British Mandate of Palestine held a series of congresses, organized by a nationwide network of local Muslim-Christian Associations. Seven congresses were held in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa and Nablus. Despite broad public support their executive committees were never officially recognised by the British, who claimed they were unrepresentative. After the British defeat of Ottoman forces in 1918, the British established military rule and (later) civil administration of Palestine. The Palestine Arab Congress and its organizers in the Muslim-Christian Associations were formed when the country's Arab population began coordinated opposition to British policies.
Falastin was an Arabic-language Palestinian newspaper. Founded in 1911 in Jaffa, Falastin began as a weekly publication, evolving into one of the most influential dailies in Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine.
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Yousef El-Issa was a Palestinian journalist. He established the Falastin newspaper with his cousin Issa El-Issa in 1911, based in his hometown of Jaffa. Falastin became one of the most prominent and long running in the country at the time, was dedicated to Arab Nationalism and the cause of the Arab Orthodox Movement in its struggle with the Greek clergy of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. They were passionately opposed to Zionism and Jewish immigration to Palestine. He has been described by a researcher to be "a founder of modern journalism in Palestine". He founded a newspaper entitled AlifBa in Damascus in March 1930.
Daoud Bandaly El-Issa was a Palestinian journalist. For a period of time he managed the newspaper Falastin, which was established by his uncle Issa El-Issa in 1911 and based in their hometown of Jaffa. Falastin became one of the most prominent and long-running newspapers in the country at the time, dedicated to Arab nationalism and the cause of the Arab Orthodox in their struggle with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem. It was passionately opposed to Zionism.
Yousef Haikal (1907–1989) was a Jordanian Ambassador and the Mayor of Jaffa between 1945 and 1948.
Sheikh Sulayman al-Taji Faruqi was a Palestinian politician, writer and poet often referred to as the Palestinian Al-Maʿarri. He was one of the founders of the "Ottoman National Party" in 1911, and the founder of the "Islamic University" newspaper in 1933. He was known for his strong opposition to the leadership of Hajj Muhammad Amin Al-Husseini.
The Arab Orthodox Movement is a political and social movement aiming for the Arabization of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which has jurisdiction over the Orthodox communities of Palestine, Israel and Jordan, to which most Christians in the region belong.
Alif Ba, also spelled AlifBa and Alef Ba, was a daily newspaper published in Damascus between 1930 and 1958. The paper is known for its Palestinian founders Issa Al Issa and Yousef Al Issa who had cofounded the Falastin newspaper in Jaffa.
Al-Difa' was a Palestinian daily newspaper published from 1934 to 1971 with some interruptions. It was one of the most influential Arabic newspapers of the period along with Falastin, and their rivalry marked the mandate period. The paper was based in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine, until 1948. Then it was published in East Jerusalem and later in Amman. The paper also enjoyed popular support during this period.
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Al-Asma'i was a short-lived Arabic literary and political biweekly magazine published in 1908 and 1909 in Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire. The magazine was one of the first publications to emerge in Palestine following the lifting of press censorship. It was printed and distributed in Jerusalem, while the magazine's headquarters and offices were in Jaffa.
The history of Palestinian journalism dates back to the early 20th century. After the lifting of press censorship in the Ottoman Empire in 1908, Arabic-language newspapers in Palestine began to appear, which from its early days, voiced Arab aspirations, opposed Zionism and began to increasingly use "Palestine" and "Palestinians". This was notably reflected by the establishment of Al-Karmil in 1908 and Falastin in 1911, both published by Arab Christians. However, the emerging press was soon suppressed after the outbreak of World War I in 1914.