Episodes: Series - Haris Al-Quds - 2020

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In 2016 Rome, Hilarion Capucci receives a call that Aleppo has been liberated. Samir objects to Rima's wish to go to Aleppo to celebrate. In a flashback to 1933 Aleppo, George’s mother is upset that he got into a fight with Prue at school. The French forces arrest the teacher Khalil and torture him.

After Capucci and Montaha visit Abu Al-Zain, Capucci asks Montaha to return to Lebanon. The Italian police look for Capucci. When Prue gets a guy to smash the wall of a house in Aleppo, he finds things that people gave Prue for safekeeping. Capucci reflects on his time with Sarhan in prison.

Capucci reflects on his childhood in Aleppo and how the French tortured his teacher, Khalil. George is released and goes to the priest to treat his wounds. On the way back, George is attacked by unknown assailants. George joins the church to become a pastor.

George bids his family and teacher farewell and leaves for Lebanon to join the monastery of Deir Al-Shir. In 2016, Capucci asks Rima to visit the St. George's Cathedral and bring him a handful of soil from it. In the Palestinian embassy, Capucci condemns the Arab spring and the war in Syria.

Rima tries to get to Aleppo. Capucci is threatened by the zionists in Rome. Back in 1942, George asks the bishop to go to the Church of Jerusalem. As he goes to Aleppo to see his mother, he visits Khalil and helps him smuggle two freedom fighters before he goes to Jerusalem to continue his studies.

During his lessons, George wonders about the nature of good and evil and reflects on what the British are putting Palestine through. George grows close to his Egyptian classmate. When George helps a freedom fighter in Jerusalem, his room in the monastery is searched by the British forces.

George sends his mother a letter and tells her about the freedom fighter, as the latter succumbs to his injuries in prison. George gives Umm Atta four pounds to pay a tax that was imposed by the British forces. The bishop punishes George for leaving the monastery. The Jews blow up the King David Hotel.

George rises to the rank of a priest and gets the name Hilarion. In 1947, he travels to continue his education. Rima arrives home after a struggle. When Prue sends Taysir to give back what Nesma entrusted to him before the war, he discovers that Nesma has become wheelchair-bound.

As Dr. Lobna checks on Capucci in Rome, she informs him that she got divorced. Rima weeps over the destroyed houses. In 1947, George asks for some adjustments to improve the classes. Palestine is divided and the Jews put their hands on the land, as the Palestinians leave for campsites in Lebanon.

Sa'ad saves Mariam when two men try to assault her. As they grow close, she is saddened when she learns that he is a Muslim. Hilarion goes to Damascus to try and solve the problems of the Christian residents.

Hilarion aks the Sheikh to prevent Sa'ad and Mariam's marriage since they observe different religions. Mariam decides against marrying Sa'ad. Hilarion tries to help people in the Damascene countryside by providing transportation and monetary aid.

In 1965, Hilarion is elected as the Archbishop of Jerusalem, which leads him to discover the harsh economic conditions they are living in. Sarhan restores his house and turns it into a studio for photography.

Hilarion discovers that Mariam became a nun. In 2016, Prue tries to find someone who entrusted him with something years ago.

Capucci challenges the occupation forces by helping gather the bodies of the martyrs from the streets to give them a proper burial. When the freedom fighter Abu Feras is exiled to Jordan, he calls Capucci to ensure the continuance of the resistance.

Capucci meets Abu Feras at the borders and arranges for the formation of fighter cells and the smuggling of weapons via his diplomatic car. The occupation forces exile Father Nasrallah for aiding the Palestinian resistance.

Capucci returns from Lebanon with fabrics for the girls of Jerusalem and weapons for the resistance. Mariam goes to her mother's funeral and receives a message form Sa'ad. Capucci forms a resistance cell against the occupation.

As Capucci makes a speech in Jerusalem about its Arabic origins and the fight for its freedom, he joins the march of anti-occupation protests. Capucci is arrested for smuggling arms to the resistance.

Capucci denies all charges and speaks out against the occupation. As he refuses the intervention of the Vatican or to accept the occupation forces' offer of exile, Suhail is forced to sign off on false confessions. The archbishop's lawyer questions the legitimacy of the trial.

In court, Capucci speaks in self-defense before he speaks out against the occupation forces' desecration of holy places in the city. Suhail denies all the confessions he made under duress. Capucci befriends the rest of the detainees.

The Zionist forces foil an operation that aims to free the archbishop. In court, Capucci addresses Jesus Christ to bear witnesses to the Zionists' shame and their desecration of holy places. Capucci is sentenced to 12 years in prison.

In 2016 Rome, Capucci grows feverish. Julia is threatened by Mossad due to her connection to Capucci. In 1975, the archbishop discovers that his clerical clothing was stolen. He falls into a depressive state that makes him feel like it's not just his body that is imprisoned, but also his soul.

The archbishop goes on a hunger strike. Abu Omar carries out a resistance mission. Suhail gets new clerical clothing made for the archbishop, which helps to raise his spirits. Capucci is moved to a new cell after he puts pressure on the Zionists and exposes them.

The prison warden assigns the English scientist Christopher, who is a spy, as Capucci's cellmate. Sister Mary visits the archbishop with a supporting message from his mother. Various Arab countries issue postage stamps with an illustration of the archbishop.

As the archbishop suffers from crippling back pain, the Zionists delay in getting him a doctor. The archbishop goes on a hunger strike and sends out a letter condemning Zionists. Despite having a depressive episode, he remains stubbornly stoic.

Pope Paul VI tries to get the archbishop released. Capucci ends his hunger strike but remains incarcerated. A decision is made not to elect another archbishop for Jerusalem. Capucci is released but sent into exile and forbidden from ever holding a political office.

In 2016 Rome, Rima learns that the archbishop's condition is critical. Prue tries to help Rima's friend, Noha, find her son who went missing during the bombing of Aleppo. He grows to suspect that the dead man that Taysir buried during the war might be Noha's son.

Capucci speaks against the Zionist occupation. When Sarhan is released from prison, Mariam asks him to join the resistance. Capucci travels to Argentina. In 1979, the archbishop visits Syria and discusses the Palestinian cause.

Capucci demands to stay in Rome as long as he is unable to return to Jerusalem. The journalist Ramzy records the events in Jerusalem. Capucci breaks down when his mother dies. The First Intifada lights up the streets of Palestine, with Capucci supporting it from abroad.

In 2008, the archbishop attends a conference about the Palestinian Right of Return in Syria. He condemns the assassination of Moustapha Akkad in a bombing in Jordan, then helps organize the Freedom Flotilla headed for Palestine with humanitarian aid for Palestinians.

The Zionist navy shoots the archbishop's ship and boards it to deport everyone aboard. The archbishop contributes to a heart hospital for Syrian children. On January 1st, 2017, Archbishop Hilarion Capucci dies after meeting with the children of the Palestinian community.