El-Issa family

The El-Issa Family is a Greek Orthodox 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 the among the first who warned about the Zionist movement in Mandatory Palestine. They were also among the first to establish Palestinian Nationalism through their family's numerous newspapers, most notably Filastin newspaper which was established in 1909. Other examples include; Al-Asma'i newspaper, Alif Ba' newspaper, Al-Bilad newspaper.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} Their descendants currently reside in Middle Eastern countries or have migrated to western countries, mostly the United States.

Notable members

• Hanna El-Issa: one of the first journalists in Palestine who established Asma'i newspaper in 1895
• Jeries El-Issa: a poet who is considered to be one of Palestine's first intellectuals
• Suleiman El-Issa: Jeries's son who is also a famous poet
• Issa El-Issa: the founder of Filastin newspaper in Jaffa, Palestine 1909
• Yousef El-Issa, Issa's cousin who also founded Filastin newspaper in 1909, he also established Alif Ba' newspaper in Damascus, Syria
• Raja El-Issa: Issa's son, who took manager position of the newspaper after his father's death, he was also the first chairman of the Jordan Press Association in Amman, Jordan in 1956
• Daoud El-Issa: Issa's nephew who also had the manager position of the newspaper, established Al-Bilad newspaper in Jerusalem in 1956 and became a member of Jordan Press Association in 1976

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See also

• Falastin newspaper

References