ABSTRACT
In the early twentieth century, during the last years of Ottoman rule, new national Arab newspapers were created in Palestine. These included Filastin, founded in Jaffa in 1911 by Issa al-Issa and Yusef al-Issa. Its appearance coincided with the acceleration of Jewish immigration to Palestine and with increased Palestinian opposition to it. Palestinian national sentiments and activities were manifested in many aspects of Palestinian life, including sports and Filastin reflected these. This paper examines some of the sport news in Filastin, from 1911 until it ceased publication due to the 1948 war.
