El Issa family

The El-Issa Family is a Greek Orthodox family that emerged from Jaffa, Palestine in the 20th century. The family is known for its 'intellect, politics and literature', 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. Their descendants currently reside in Middle Eastern countries or have migrated to western countries, mostly the United States.