Palestine 1920 – a documentary by Al Jazeera English
From Palestine Remembered by Nasser Mashni
May 29, 2026
About this episode
Yousef presents a documentary by Al Jazeera English that explores Palestine's history in the early 20th century.
Yousef presents a recording of the documentary, Palestine 1920, produced by Al Jazeera English.The film includes accounts from historians, witnesses and archival documents, which show Palestine as a thriving province of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, challenging the narrative that Palestine was "a land without a people and a people without a land". Image: Ancient Palestine 1928-1940 by Touring Club Italiano CC BY-SA 4.0
People in this episode
Host: Yousef
Topics covered
- documentary
- Palestine history
- Ottoman Empire
- historical accounts
- narrative challenge
Keywords
- Palestine
- 1920
- documentary
- Al Jazeera
- Ottoman Empire
- historical accounts
- narrative
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Al Jazeera English
Books & works: Palestine 1920
Places: Palestine, Ottoman Empire
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