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Another Take: The meaning of Easter in Palestine

Another Take: The meaning of Easter in Palestine

Update: 2025-04-19
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Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on March 29, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.

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

In this episode:

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

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Amy Walters. The original production team was Khaled Soltan with Chloe K. Li and our host, Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Another Take: The meaning of Easter in Palestine

Another Take: The meaning of Easter in Palestine

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