Holy Land Bishop: 'We Palestinian Christians say Allahu Akbar'

Feb 2nd, 2015

Archbishop Sebastia Theodosios (Atallah Hanna) is the only Palestinian Orthodox Christian bishop in the Holy Landl. In an interview with Nadezhda Kevorkova, he speaks about the suffering of Palestinian Christians, their unity with Muslims in the Palestinian struggle, about Orthodox Christian martyrs, and Ukraine. The Israeli authorities have detained him several times, or stopped him at the border, and taken away his passport.

Among all Jerusalem clergymen he is the only one who has no privilege of passing through the VIP gate in the airport – because of his nationality. “For the Israeli authorities, I am not a bishop, but rather a Palestinian,” explains his Beatitude. When talking on the phone he says a lot of words you would normally hear from a Muslim: “Alhamdulillah, Insha’Allah, Masha’Allah”. He speaks Arabic, and the Arabic for ‘god’ is Allah, whether you are a Christian or a Muslim.

Read the interview in Russia Times here: http://rt.com/op-edge/227871-palestinian-orthodox-christian-bishop/#.VMusgKsyvX0.facebook

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