The Patriarchs Room

Jaffa Gate Is Ours screamed the headlines in 2005 Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos was accused of selling church property to Jewish settlers He denied all the accusations But for the first time in the churchs 2000year history its leader was ousted For 11 long years Irineos was imprisoned in his chambers In this firstperson account filmmaker Danae Elon unravels what really happened to the former Patriarch With unprecedented access to the inner workings of the church a riveting mysterious disturbing and often humorous story is revealed about an unknown world within the walls of Jerusalems Old City