الحركة الصهيونية في فلسطين (1911-1914 م)‎ : "صحيفة فلسطين" مصدرا

الملخص EN

This study analyses and discusses the role of the newspaper Filisteen (lit Palestine), which was published in 1911, as one of the most prominent sources for research that characterizes the Zionist Movement and its activity in Palestine and that represented one the most important means of cultural resistance against Zionist activity.

Its emergence coincided with the beginning of the penetration of this activity and it played its first role and had great influence in the Arab public opinion regarding the situation in Palestine.

The main objective for selecting this topic is to reveal the historical role that Filisteen newspaper played in confronting Zionist activity, especially after the Turkish nationalism revealed its true face through its pan-Turanianism.

The paper tackled essential topics, the first of which is the Palestinian Press in the Ottoman Era, which has been discussed in brief from its inception until 1914.

This included giving an overview of Issa Al Issa's life, its chief editor and founder.

Then it discusses the role of Filisteen in resisting the Zionist activity in Palestine to establish their independent state.

This has been done by highlighting the role the newspaper played in facing the danger of Zionist immigration and settlement and its attempt to stir up chivalry in the hearts of Ottomans in order to stop the Zionist activity in Palestine, as a state having the Ottoman subordination.

The paper also sheds light on the process of purchasing and selling lands and the manifestations of the Zionist economic activity, especially the commercial and agricultural activitie, and contributing to establishing the infrastructure of ports and transportation that facilitate their activities.

Finally, the newspaper’s attitude towards the cultural, socials, and educational activity of the Zionists in Palestine was highlighted.

The study adopted the analytical-descriptive historical methodology by collecting information from primary sources, then studying, analysing, criticising, classifying, and linking the information, and presenting it in a scientific historical manner.

The study arrived at a number of conclusions: firstly, Filisteen newspaper attempted to alert the Palestinian public to the danger of the Zionists' possessing of lands; secondly, it invited them to defend their lands by forming associations to purchase lands, and thirdly, it exposed the relationship between the Ottoman officials and the Zionist colonizer.