The Arab Orthodox Movement is a political and social movement aiming for the Arabisation of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Antiochian Orthodox Church, which has jurisdiction over
View of the Holy Sepulchre, East Jerusalem, where the patriarchate's headquarters are located
The appointment of Meletius II as patriarch of Antioch in 1899 was considered a successful Arabization that inspired the movement among laity of the Jerusalem Patriarchate
Sixth meeting of the Palestine Arab Congress passed a resolution supporting the Arab Orthodox Movement and recognized it in broader nationalist terms, Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine, 16 June 1923
British troops talk to Orthodox Greek priests outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, 11 August 1942.
Palestinian Christians are a religious community of the Palestinian people consisting of those who identify as Christians, including those who are cultural Christians in addition to those who actively
Arab Orthodox Movement
…periodical appeared across Ottoman Palestine. Out of the twenty-five Palestinian newspapers that were launched in 1908, nineteen were Christian-owned. Palestinian Christian journalists dedicated a significant amount of space for the Orthodox cause. For example, Najib Nassar's Al-Karmil newspaper in 1908, Khalil Sakakini's…
Palestinian Christians in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem, Holy Land
Distribution of Palestinian Christians the Holy Land.
The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel.
The Church of Saint Catherine in Bethlehem, Palestine.