El-Issa family

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|members = Issa El-Issa, Raja El-Issa, Yousef El-Issa, Daoud El-Issa and Georgette El-Issa

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|origin = Jaffa, Palestine

|region = Jerusalem, Palestine

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The El-Issa Family is an Arab Christian family that emerged from Jaffa, Palestine in the 20th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.aljasraculture.com/?c=6078 |title=نادي الجسرة الثقافي الاجتماعي |publisher=Aljasraculture.com |date=2014-10-07 |accessdate=2015-10-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.diwanalarab.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=10600 |title=حين أصبحت فلسطين وسادة للغرباء - ديوان العرب |publisher=Diwanalarab.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-15}}{{cite web|url=http://howiyya.com/Portal/FamilyPage.aspx?id=8473 |title=هوية - صفحة عائلة العيسى - يافا |publisher=Howiyya.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-15}} The family is known for its "intellect, politics and literature",{{cite web|url=http://www.gerasanews.com/print.php?id=3824 |title=وفاة الكاتب الصحفي رجا العيسى |publisher=Gerasanews.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-15}} 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. {{cite web|url=http://www.akhbarelbalad.net/ar/1/6/332/#.VeyvPvmqqko |title=شبكة أخبار البلد :: عيسى داود العيسى |publisher=Akhbarelbalad.net |date= |accessdate=2015-10-15}}{{cite web|author=جان داية |url=http://palestine.assafir.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=1932 |title=فلسطين - جان داية: يوسف العيسى الفلسطيني و"ألف باء" الدمشقية :: الثقافة |publisher=Palestine.assafir.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-15}}{{cite web|author=المجموعة: المكتبة |url=http://www.madarcenter.org/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A/%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%81/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A9/1856-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A |title=مدار - تحت عين الرقيب: دراسة تاريخية لد. مصطفى كبها حول الصحافة الفلسطينية ودورها الوطني |publisher=Madarcenter.org |date=1938-09-21 |accessdate=2015-10-15}}[https://www.rienner.com/uploads/5253231615868.pdf The Palestinian People: Seeking Sovereignty and State]{{cite web|author=Salim Tamari |url=http://www.palestine-studies.org/ar/jq/fulltext/165351 |title=Issa al Issa’s Unorthodox Orthodoxy: Banned in Jerusalem, Permitted in Jaffa | مؤسسة الدراسات الفلسطينية |language=ar |publisher=Palestine-studies.org |date= |accessdate=2015-10-15}}