Falastin , ( Arabic : جريدة فلسطين), sometimes transliterated by Filastin , founded in 1911 in the city of Jaffa , the newspaper quickly turned from a weekly publication to a daily, which became one of the most influential newspapers in Ottoman and British Palestine. [one]
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| Original title | جريدة فلسطين |
| Type of | weekly |
| Owner | Issa El Issa Youssef El Issa |
| Chief Editor | Daoud El Issa Raya El Issa |
| Founded by | December 15, 1906 |
| Termination of Publications | February 8, 1967 |
| Political affiliation | Anti-Zionism Palestinian nationalism Arab nationalism |
| Tongue | Arab English |
| Main office | Ajami , Jaffa (1911-1948) Sun Jerusalem (1948-1967) |
Falastin was among the dozens of newspapers that appeared in Palestine after the 1908 revolution , which led to reforms in the Ottoman Empire . It was founded by Issa El Issa and his paternal cousin Youssef El Issa as a weekly newspaper. Soon, the newspaper began to be published twice a week, until it was closed by the Ottoman authorities in 1914. Resumption of work occurred in 1921 and since 1929 were published daily. Both El Issa were Christian Arabs , opponents of the British administration and Zionism . [2]
The newspaper was the most violent and consistent critic of the Zionist movement in the country, denouncing it as a threat to the Arab population of Palestine. [3] It helped shape the Palestinian identity and was closed several times by the Ottoman and British authorities. [2] [4]
In 1967, Daud El-Issa and the son of Isa Raja El-Issa combined Falastin with the Al-Manar newspaper to publish the Ad-Dustwor Jordanian newspaper in Amman . [five]
Sports News coverage
The creation of the Falastin newspaper in 1911 is considered the cornerstone of sports journalism in Ottoman Palestine . It is no coincidence that the most active newspaper also reported on sporting events. Falastin featured sports news in Ottoman Palestine that helped shape a modern Palestinian, unite villages and cities, build Palestinian nationalism and deepen and preserve Palestinian national identity. [6]
Suspension
Working under the censorship of Turkish rule and the British mandate, Falastin was suspended from publication more than 20 times [7] .
In 1913 and 1914, Falastin was closed by the Ottoman authorities for criticizing Mutasarrif (November 1913), and then Falastin was closed by the British authorities due to threats against Jews [8] . Elsewhere, a historical collection of anti-Semitism described the newspaper’s suspension as “propaganda for racist hatred.” [9] After the suspension, Falastin issued a circular in response to the accusations of the British government that they sow discord between the elements of the empire, which said that the "Zionist" is not a "Jew", and described the Zionists as a "political party, the purpose of which is to create a state in Palestine and preserve this state exclusively for them. ” [8] The newspaper was supported by Muslim and Christian figures, and the court annulled its decision to terminate the newspaper due to the protection of press freedom . [8] In the summer of 1914, the newspaper published a translation of the first pages of the program of Menachem Usyshkin . [ten]
Albert Einstein's Letter
On January 28, 1930, Albert Einstein sent a letter to the editor of Falastin Issa El Issa .
- Anyone who, like me, has for many years cherished the belief that the humanity of the future should be built on a close community of nations and that aggressive nationalism must be defeated, can see the future of Palestine only on the basis of peaceful coexistence between the two peoples who are home on this earth. For this reason, I should have expected the great Arab people to demonstrate a true understanding of the need that Jews feel to rebuild their national home in the ancient homeland of Judaism; I should have expected that joint efforts would find ways and means to make possible an extensive Jewish settlement in the country. I am convinced that the devotion of the Jewish people to Palestine will benefit all residents of the country, not only materially, but also culturally and nationally. I believe that the Arab revival in the vast territories that are now occupied by Arabs will only benefit from Jewish sympathy. I should welcome the creation of an opportunity for an absolutely free and frank discussion of these opportunities, for I believe that the two great Semitic peoples, each of which in their own way contributed, have lasting value for Western civilization, can have a great future, and that instead in order to face each other in barren enmity and mutual distrust, they must support each other in national-cultural endeavors, and the possibility of sensitive cooperation should be sought. I think that those who are not actively involved in politics should first of all contribute to the creation of this atmosphere of trust.
- I regret the tragic events of last August, not only because they revealed human nature in its lower aspects, but also because they alienate the two peoples and temporarily impede their rapprochement with each other. But they must get together, no matter what. [11] [12]
Century Falastin
The Centenary of Falastin was a conference held in Amman, Jordan in 2011. Twenty-four local, regional, and international researchers and academics studied Falastin's contribution to the Middle East of the 20th century at a two-day conference organized by Columbia University's Middle East Research Center. The conference highlighted Jordan’s cultural connection with Palestine in various articles on Jordanian cities and news. The founder of the newspaper Issa El Issa was a close friend of the Hashimites, Falastin covered the news of the Hashimites from Sharif Hussein, his sons King Faisal I and King Abdullah I and his grandson King Talal. The document reflects the relationship of the late King Abdullah with the leaders and people of Palestine, documented his every trip to the Palestinian cities and his every position in support of the Palestinians and against Zionism. Newspaper correspondents in Jordan even interviewed the king at Raghadan Palace. One of the conference participants stated that
One of the conference participants stated that
| many people tend to reject it only as a newspaper, but in fact it is a source of information and documents related to the history of the Arab world. |
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Gallery
Falastin Headquarters in Ajami , Jaffa , 1938
Falastin Headquarters in Jerusalem 1950
See also
- El Issa family
Notes
- ↑ Notations on the Evolution of an Arab and Arab American Media, and Arab Literature (link unavailable) . Ray Hanania . The Media Oasis (October 10, 1999). Date of treatment October 27, 2015. Archived December 8, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Mandel, 1976, pp. 127 -130: “the Christian editors of Falastin would call on all Palestinians, both Muslim and Christian, to unite against Zionism on grounds of local patriotism”
- ↑ Emanuel Beška. From Ambivalence to Hostility: The Arabic Newspaper Filastin and Zionism, 1911–1914 . - Slovak Academic Press, 2016.
- ↑ Rashid Khalidi. The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood . - Beacon Press, 2006-01-09.
- ↑ Rugh, 2004, p. 138
- ↑ View on sports in historic Palestine . Issam Khalidi . Jerusalem Quarterly (January 1, 2010). Archived January 25, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Academicians extol pioneering Palestinian newspaper . Jordan Times . Date of appeal September 11, 2015. (unavailable link)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mandel, 1976, pp. 179 -181
- ↑ Antisemitism, a history portrayed , Janrense Boonstra, Hans Jansen, Joke Kriesmeyer, 1989, p. 101 [1] [2]
- ↑ Beška, Emanuel: ARABIC TRANSLATIONS OF WRITINGS ON ZIONISM PUBLISHED IN PALESTINE BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR. In Asian and African Studies, 23, 1, 2014. [3]
- ↑ Einstein, 2013, pp. 181 -2
- ↑ Rosenkranz, 2002, p. 98
Literature
- Beška, Emanuel. From Ambivalence to Hostility: The Arabic Newspaper Filastin and Zionism, 1911–1914 . - Slovak Academic Press, 2016 .-- ISBN 978-80-89607-49-5 .
- Bracy, R. Michael. Printing Class: 'Isa al-'Isa, Filastin, and the Textual Construction of National Identity, 1911-1931 . - University Press of America, 2010 .-- ISBN 0761853774 .
- Einstein, Albert. Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb . - Princeton University Press, 2013 .-- ISBN 1-400-84828-8 .
- Mandel, Neville J. The Arabs and Zionism before World War I. - University of California Press, 1976. - ISBN 978-0-520-02466-3 .
- The Einstein Scrapbook / Rosenkranz, Ze'ev. - TJHU Press, 2002. - ISBN 0801872030 .
- Rugh, William A. Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics . - Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004. - ISBN 0275982122 .