Ottoman Jews, Ottoman Palestinians

Photo: Beit Hatfustot: Museum of the Jewish People

Dr Louis Fishman, historian of modern Turkey and Israel/Palestine, discusses his book Jews and Palestinians in the Late Ottoman Era, 1908-1914, breaking down conventional wisdoms about politics and identity in Palestine on the eve of the First World War.

2 comments on “Ottoman Jews, Ottoman Palestinians

  1. מוטי פינסקי says:

    There was no “Ottoman Palestine” and there were no “Ottoman Palestinians” not even in the late Ottoman Empire (1908-1919). There were Ottoman Muslims and Christians.

    This professor is a spin doctor. No surprise that he teaches at the BDS promoting CUNY

    1. Matthew V McLaughlin says:

      The nonJewish Communities mentioned in the Balfour Declaration were the majority of Palestine for a thousand years. Enough of the word games.

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