The 1908 Olive Harvest and the Birth of Palestinian Press Resistance
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In 1908, the Young Turk Revolution swept through the Ottoman Empire, ushering in a brief era of press freedom. In Palestine, this newfound liberty gave rise to a vibrant Arabic press, most notably the newspaper *al-Karmil* founded by Najib Nassar in Haifa. This episode explores how the 1908 olive harvest—a staple of Palestinian agriculture—became a symbol of resistance against land sales to the Jewish Colonization Association. Lucas and Luna delve into the role of journalists like Nassar and Ruhi al-Khalidi in mobilizing public opinion, the economic pressures on fellahin, and the clash between Ottoman reforms and Zionist settlement. They also examine the impact of the newspaper *Filastin*, established in Jaffa in 1911, which became a powerful voice for Palestinian identity. Through the lens of the olive harvest and the press, this episode reveals how Palestinians navigated imperial change and rising nationalism.
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