Orthodox Christian worshippers are preparing to mark Easter in occupied east Jerusalem

Ahead of Easter Sunday, Christians have been celebrating the Holy Fire ceremony in Occupied East Jerusalem.
Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker has more.
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[@geoforamorio]

Christ has risen & Free Palestine! 👏☦️

[@PRIYANSHUKumar-hy2zm]

Jesus was jew . Jerusalem belongs to jews

[@Hideous_keep_at]

Happy Easter for my all Orthodox Christian.

[@yaldabraxas]

Christ has risen! Happy Easter to every Orthodox Christian, especially those who need it the most!

[@skynard83]

Hard to believe Israeli's believe in God

[@ernestolynch1926]

Which "god"? The creepy bitter ugly creature with the nickname "yahve", the god of terrorists?

[@joshuab2437]

Jewish women are indecently dressed.

[@EdwardPhilips9700]

"The average Zionist does not believe in God but believes God gave them Palestine"

[@HelloGamerz-bd4xt]

Are You muxlims ??

[@EdwardPhilips9700]

​@@joshuab2437 Jewish women, Christian women and Muslim women have the right to wear what they want. The whole world does not revolve around the policies of Isr@el and France

[@edermanutencaoejardim9138]

Long live the risen Christ, I am a Christian from Brazil

[@JohnFelinn]

A Palestinian wrote "I Am Christian Palestinian from Nazareth. I hate how the situation is painted as Jew Vs Muslim. Its Zionism vs humans..."

[@stss2442]

So many palestinian christians serve in IDF, but ignorant you clueless

[@ibne160]

Well said.

[@EdwardPhilips9700]

May God bless every single Palestinian Christian in occupied East Jerusalem!

[@javed1275]

Free Palestine from colonizers

[@JackFieldBand]

Some history facts Palestinians are hiding from ignorant Pro-Palestinians: not all Jews came from the west, many came from Arab countries and most of them were the indigenous people of the holy land. I hope you realize Jews lived forever in The Four Holy Cities of Judaism: Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed and Tiberias, which were the four main centers of Jewish life for centuries.

[@Hannestv4607]

*what a mistake in the Qur'an!* Allah himself testifies that he has a son and he is the son as Christians understand it! Only the Koran writer was too ignorant to know what Son of God means! Allah's word which created everything is Allah himself too! *The Word Allahs which created everything is the Son of God according to Christianity!*

[@Hannestv4607]

Son of God does not mean that God has a child in Christianity! *what a mistake in the Qur'an!* Son of God are 2 titles one referring to the Word of God = God himself and one referring to creation (humans, angels, demons)

[@jasonisraelmatias4652]

FREE THE WORLD FROM ISLAMIC TERRORISTS

[@javed1275]

@Hannestv4607 you're throwing your Bible under the bus. KJV clearly states that Jesus is only begotten son of God. The definition you have is nowhere in the scripture. That's the main problem with Christians they come up with their own Bible.

[@georgenassar5225]

Hallelujah, He is risen,,,

[@byron8657]

God is Light God is Love! K

[@JasnaNinkovic]

Stop okupaciji Palestine stop 🛑

[@JackFieldBand]

😂😂😂

[@edermanutencaoejardim9138]

You're crazy 😅😅

[@inhumanesocietyusa]

JESUS is with you ❤

[@Nosebleed-jc8nr]

dnt say that u r not jesus

[@David_gamesbg]

Христос Воскресе, братя и сестри!✨ Православният Великден ни припомня не само за духовното възкресение на Христос, но и за важността на доброто дело в нашия живот. Като християни, ние сме призовани да следваме примера на Христос и да проявяваме доброта, милосърдие и справедливост към всички около нас. Истинското богатство на света не е в материалните стойности, а в душите ни и във връзките, които изграждаме с другите хора. Затова нека се стремим да бъдем по-добри, да правим добро и да помагаме, за да превърнем света в по-добро място за всички, като разпространяваме и прилагаме любовта и светлината на Христос във всеки един от нашите дни.✨

[@clarencebaldwin2424]

Christ is Risen from the dead!

[@jimmyrebel9385]

Happy easter to all Palestinian Christians may God deliver you from all evil

[@JackFieldBand]

This video is showing us peaceful Israeli security guards. What's your point?

[@vlacko]

PeacefulI?

[@cutecat486]

Why everything is under Israel control ? Israel allow this Israel didnt allow that , when ITS not even their own land

[@JackFieldBand]

​​@@cutecat486This is Israel. Falsetine doesn't exist.

[@inhumanesocietyusa]

Palestinian brothers ❤ Freedom Fighters.USA declared independence PALÄSTINA 🇵🇸

[@HelloGamerz-bd4xt]

Long Live Israel

[@JohnFelinn]

Well said🌹. If your country gets occupied you have the right to resist the occupation. This is international law. Free Palestine!!🇵🇸💙🇵🇸

[@inhumanesocietyusa]

@@JohnFelinn we must defend does who can’t defend themselves. Is about the world’s people’s declaration of human rights. Thanks 🙏

[@Hannestv4607]

Son of God does not mean that God has a child in Christianity! *what a mistake in the Qur'an!* Son of God are 2 titles one referring to the Word of God = God himself and one referring to creation (humans, angels, demons)

[@Hannestv4607]

*what a mistake in the Qur'an!* Allah himself testifies that he has a son and he is the son as Christians understand it! Only the Koran writer was too ignorant to know what Son of God means! Allah's word which created everything is Allah himself too! *The Word Allahs which created everything is the Son of God according to Christianity!*

[@kais4303]

Jesus is the son of God who died for our sins ❤❤❤

[@LisaD-yy4gq]

The Almighty has no son.

[@Semay7828]

Jerusalem, Nazereth, Betlehem, Galile, Judea and Samaria, Gaza, West Bank all belong to Israel. A gift from God to the Jews.

[@user-qi4mb2gj2z]

Calling Jerusalem "occupied" should be the biggest joke of the year 😂😂😂

[@jhthebrickman2876]

Zionist pig

[@elad1682]

This video just shows some relaxed handsome Israeli soldiers...

[@JackFieldBand]

They are just relaxed security guards 😂😂😂 Every street in Europe has security guards...

[@2timothy3v1to5]

Wonderful heavenly Father I come to You today just as I am and confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ died for all my sins and rose again on the 3rd day and now sits on the right hand of the Heavenly Father. Wonderful and gentle Holy Spirit I invite You now to come and live with in me and guide me in all the ways of my Lord Jesus. In Jesus almighty name we pray, Amen, and Amen

[@stss2442]

Zzzzz

[@Semay7828]

Jesus was Jew and Israeli. Holy Land belongs to all humanity. And it shall always be administered by the state of Israel, not others.

[@bromeotorres6964]

How do you not get sued for telling lies? Who is occupying East Jerusalem?

[@jhthebrickman2876]

Isnotreal occupies the land

[@khrttartrahht4188]

You mean, "deoccupied east Jerusalem"?

[@babushihab2005]

😢😢😢free Palestinian Stop Genocide ✋️

[@ankitmukand4869]

People who died with heart attack and any dark story are in 3000 centigrade alive

[@PZier]

Israel allowed them to participate in events of Jerusalem. Do we need anything other than this to prove that Israel is good.

[@danielacontras7303]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 yeah, it's very tasty on barbecue

[@Free1Palastine]

Jeruslem is not for Jews only You motherf---er This land is for all religions not to Nazis jews only

[@randyboisa6367]

Why do Palestinians and Arabs lose every armed conflict with Israel since 1948?

[@Desert_Kingdom]

West backed them with tech. Those days are over.

[@sheraazacktan7128]

To win the final battle as mentioned by God

[@randyboisa6367]

@@sheraazacktan7128 Since 1948 Arabs losing record against Israel, Allah is not looking so Akbar, a losing record Saladin himself would shake his head in disgust at. Israel is a nuclear armed state.

[@MiLaHashemAilai]

because G-d always saves His nation. historical FACT, and still is fact

[@Lp-ru3z]

Maybe a little thing called FREEDOM 🦅🇺🇸🗽🦅 Israel is Jewish land and America is gods land

[@jonnyh9388]

It is laughably obvious why AJ pumps out the type of coverage that it does. Expect to see more of this type of content in the coming days. A subtle hint that poor Christians also suffer under the Israelis.

[@powerofeducation9068]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@foreveryoung999]

Isn't easter over?

[@yaldabraxas]

Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter after jewish pesach to keep the full symbolism of Christ's life. This year it falls on 5th of May. Christ has risen!

[@user-jl2dz2bp5x]

How can Israel sustain its unity after October 7? Since the October 7 attack, we are not expressing hatred toward each other because our pain is much greater. But we are not far from how things were before October 7. We could return to that previous state in a matter of days. It is also important to note that our divisiveness throughout the year weakened us and strengthened those who wished to attack us. A captured Hamas terrorist who participated in the October 7 attacks stated how the ongoing protests and demonstrations in Israel encouraged Hamas during their preparations for the attack. When outside influences that pressure the formation of our unity move away, internal feelings of hatred resurface. We might believe that coming closer during tough times lets us develop while maintaining that closeness. However, this idea is incorrect. We need to undergo a reset and rebuild our unity from scratch, without external pressure dictating our actions but out of our own choice to live in a common connection to each other, with a spirit of unity, support, care, encouragement and closeness dwelling in our relations. When we are in a conflict of opinions, we need to equally respect those who we are against, acknowledging that they might also be right and have their own opinions, and that their opinions represent other people and citizens. Thus, we indeed should take heed to treat each other with more kindness. Unity means that we are ready to set aside our own opinions in order to unite with others.

[@vlacko]

You have conflict because YOU cause it. If you don't want between yourself and rest of the world STOP treating other's INCLUDING Palestinians like they are of lesser worth

[@MohdJawad-yk8ny]

Prophet Essa is coming soon

[@abhishekbinoy6122]

Who the fak is Isa? 🤡. It's LORD YESHU MASHIHA☝

[@Ruthzhiaolijianbaiduchin-wt5dt]

OKAY CELEBRATING THE PALESTINIAN FAMILY OF JESUS CHRIST SAINT JOSEPH OUR CARETAKER OF CHURCH PLEASE TAKE CARE OF PALESTINIANS AGAINST ISRAEL... tomb control tigamnan root data tomb May 5, 2024

[@user-yx2hx7ib8t]

Riyad festival going on in saudi arabia . All muslim enjoying dancing dinging in riyad festival ...😊😊

[@hopesaid5096]

SubhanaAllah what is that celebration for??😞😞💔💔

[@LisaD-yy4gq]

@@hopesaid5096 It's lies. To dived and conquer and spread disinformation on purpose.

[@abhishekbinoy6122]

Who the fak cares?

[@manny7982]

Occupied east Jerusalem. OCCUPIED !!!!

[@caistudio2528]

Turkey lost two world wars. Because of this, the Turks lost this land forever (which they won through a war long ago) and the British took control to do what they deemed correct. The British then decided to leave and Israel was created. These are undisputed facts. When you lose wars you lose land. I'm not sure if this person has read a history book and understands the facts, she is not speaking from a place of knowledge, but from an alternate universe....

[@AdamMoss14]

Turkey wasn't in ww2

[@Semay7828]

Ottomans invaded the middle East and Holy Land. Holy Land belongs to Israel.

[@zenzender3790]

Free Palestine!

[@kais4303]

Read the bible ❤️

[@ilonao8864]

How sad

[@yitzchokschwartz9299]

Occupied? 😂😂

[@stss2442]

The eternal jewish city

[@reefmohammed3553]

Jews present day has no anything connect with the jews who live before 1000 years just fake

[@geoforamorio]

Jerusalem is a holy site for the 3 main Abrahamic Religions and doesn't belong to anyone!

[@dee6340]

CHRIST IS KING

[@benjaminkaempf705]

Occupied?!? What does that even mean? I guess Al Jazeera HQ is in occupied Qatar 😂

[@Fahim-gw4cs]

brainwashed clown

[@AymanFaskaoune]

But Qatar and israel are friends 😐🫤

[@RoheZg]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-np1xw4vy7q]

I want to go the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Awesome history and religious significance!

[@user-xx7zq9qo7j]

أتعرف ان كنيسة القيامه تم حرقها عدة مرات من الاحتلال الإسرائيلي ونحن المسلمون اعدنا ترميمها لأنها من التراث الفلسطيني بينما المسيحيين في اروبا يدعمون إسرائيل هل تعلم قبل سنتين في عيد الكرسمس دخل مستوطن يهودي وطعن الذين كانو يصلو في الكنيسه كل هذا وما زلتم تدعمون الاحتلال الا تخاف على كنيستك ؟

[@user-np1xw4vy7q]

@@user-xx7zq9qo7j حضر لي عجلة من خشب البلوط، وعهدًا من الجلد المصقول، وحصانًا ثقيلًا، وسماءً متداعية، وطقسًا قاسيًا.

[@Einstein4palistine]

Salam to jurusalem

[@user-xk5vu4zt3m]

Wait?? So israel is not an apartheid?? You are a propaganda channel 🤣 🙄 😂

[@MiLaHashemAilai]

👍

[@1australianbeacon]

Its on j3wtube is it not

[@apenasjesussalva]

Jesus is coming back, repent and believe in the gospel. Only Jesus saves, only Jesus is God

[@tj-nm4xh]

A man can't be GOD.

[@user-xx7zq9qo7j]

سوف يعود لنشر الإسلام 🙂

[@havalinSaron]

😂😂​@@user-xx7zq9qo7j

[@havalinSaron]

​@@user-xx7zq9qo7jPedophile.muhamed follower.nice dream😂

[@psychodrama9781]

Occupied East Jerusalem? Oh

[@tulyatungaumar7213]

Yes it is occupied

[@psychodrama9781]

@@tulyatungaumar7213 Nop it’s Just the news puppet

[@jhthebrickman2876]

​@@psychodrama9781lololol Zionist boot licker

[@jonikfirst]

May Allah guide this polytheists to Islam. Don’t they know that Jesus and his mother used to eat, peace be upon them? Then how can they call them God? Allah is free from these imperfections

[@jonikfirst]

@JunMayPark-gk6mz where does it say in the Qur’an that they claim Mary, peace be upon her to be God?

[@jonikfirst]

@JunMayPark-gk6mz who is your one Lord then if you don’t worship three false gods?

[@jonikfirst]

@JunMayPark-gk6mz If Allah says it then that’s the case! Indeed, you do regard her as some sort of god.

[@jonikfirst]

@JunMayPark-gk6mz Taking Mary as a goddess means either clearly stating she is divine,which was belief attributed to some ancient Christian groups, or what we see of Christian practice that is widespread among them of devoting some acts of worship to her

[@jonikfirst]

such as praying to her,seeking her help,and prostrating to her image. Whoever worships a thing has taken it as a god, even if he does not clearly state that.

[@ernestolynch1926]

[0:17]: This heavily tattooed specimen is big. It's very big. What is the purpose of having such a humongous specimen close to a holy place?

[@yitzchokschwartz9299]

🇺🇸🇮🇱

[@Einstein4palistine]

Jur u Salem home of Islam Shalome to jurushalome ...jurus home

[@nom33345]

Jerusalem belongs to Israel 🇮🇱

[@marcusj9947]

CHRIST IS KING

[@stss2442]

Erm...he is dead

[@felicitydeikos5250]

He's a powerful SPRITIUAL BEING in heaven that can see EVERTHING! HES VERY MUCH ALIVE.... IN SPRIT FORM.

[@stss2442]

@@felicitydeikos5250 How do you know, unless you are as great as him?