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The Take: The meaning of Easter in Palestine

We speak to a pastor in Bethlehem about the meaning of Easter in Palestine and the struggles of Palestinian Christians.

Catholic clergy take part in a procession during Easter Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City March 23, 2008
Catholic clergy take part in a procession during Easter Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City [File: Ahikam Seri/Reuters]
Published On 29 Mar 2024

Easter holds special meaning for Christian Palestinians. For Good Friday, we speak to a Palestinian pastor raised in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank who underlines the parallels between the Israeli oppression of his people and the crucifixion of Jesus at the centre of his faith.

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In this episode: 

  • Reverend Munther Isaac (@MuntherIsaac), Evangelical Lutheran pastor in Bethlehem

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan with our host, Malika Bilal. Chloe K Li fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik, and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Source: Al Jazeera