Daoud El-Issa

Daoud El-Issa
Born	September 10, 1903 Jaffa, Mutassarifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Died	1983 Amman, Jordan
Occupation	Journalist

Daoud Bandaly El-Issa (Arabic: داود بندلي العيسى‎‎) was a Palestinian journalist. He managed the Filastin newspaper for a period of time, the newspaper which was established by his uncle Issa El-Issa in 1911, based in their hometown of Jaffa.^[1] Filastin became one of the most prominent and long running in the country at the time, was dedicated to Arab Nationalism and the cause of the Arab Orthodox in their struggle with the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem. They were passionately opposed to Zionism and Jewish immigration to Palestine.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

He established the first Arab Orthodox Club in Jaffa with some of his friends on 4 September 1924. The administration of this club was in the Shuhaibar Building, Butmeh Road. Then he worked as the general manager of Filastin newspaper. He published Al-Bilad newspaper on the 23rd September 1951. He was later appointed general manager of Ad-Dustor newspaper of which he was a part owner.^[7] Daoud became a member of Jordan Press Association in 1976.^[8]

See also

Falastin newspaper

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