The Palestine Story: Sultan Abdul Hamid II’s Resistance to Zionism

This fifth installment of the Palestine Story examines the pivotal confrontation between Theodor Herzl and Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Despite offering twenty million gold liras—250 times the Ottoman Empire’s annual income—the Sultan refused to sell Palestine, declaring: “We will cover it with our blood before allowing anyone to usurp it”. Discover how this principled resistance temporarily halted Zionist ambitions until the Sultan’s overthrow in 1909.

The Palestine Story: The Crucial Ten Years That Revived the Idea of Israel

This second installment of the Palestine Story explores how Muhammad Ali’s decade of rule in the Levant (1831-1840) transformed ancient Jewish aspirations into political plans, creating conditions that would later enable Israel’s establishment as European powers first began seriously considering a Jewish state in Palestine.

The Palestine Story: Understanding the Historical Roots of the Conflict

Discover the complete Palestine Story from its ancient origins to modern times. This first installment explores how Zionism developed, the religious foundations of the conflict, and the complex Christian-Jewish alliance that shaped today’s reality in Jerusalem and Palestine.