Sultan Abdülhamid II's policy towards the Jews1876-1908

Abstract

 Judaism is regarded as one of the genuine ancient religions that existed within the territories of the Ottoman Empire over various ages. In addition to their influence on the economic sect in the different places and regions inside the empire, at the same time, they left a dual (positive and negative) footprint on the political, economic, and border administrative stabilities in the empire. Due to that significant impact, led Sultan Abdulhamid II and his predecessors to deal with the Jewish population with great sensitivity, They are generally treated according to Islamic law and within the framework of the "Milli system" and their rights have been protected to a large extent, But after their hidden desires and plans in the context of changing the nature of the demography of Palestine and creating a political entity for the Jews، Sultan Abdul Hamid II tried with all his might to thwart the Jewish and Zionist plans and was able to prevent the wave of Jewish immigration to Palestine to a great extent. Methodology For this research, the historical methodology and analytical methods were employed and presented on a historiographical basis. The result of the Research The Ottoman Empire was a safe ground for the Jews, which was the primary reason for the continuous migration of Jews from other lands to Ottoman areas. Despite that, we reached the fact that Sultan Abdulhamid II during his reign (1876-1908). Dealt with the Jews in two distinct ways, on one hand he treated them fairly as a divine religion follower, but on the other hand, his attuite was different towards their nationalism and extremist movements and he did everything in his power to stand firm.