The sixth installment of the Palestine Story delves into late Ottoman Palestinian society—uncovering vulnerabilities, rising nationalisms, and exemplary minority treatment that ironically fueled Zionist progress.
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.