Photos: Worst snowstorm in 20 years hits Jerusalem
January 10, 2013
An Ultra-orthodox Jewish man walks in the snow in the Mea Shearim religious neighborhood on January 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men walk down snow-covered steps in front of Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut government offices, public transport and schools in Jerusalem and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon on Thursday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
A man takes pictures of the snow-covered Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on January 10, 2013. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing hordes of excited children onto the streets. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images
A Jewish man holding a snow-covered umbrella prays at the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem on January 10, 2013. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing hordes of excited children onto the streets. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
Palestinian children play with snow in front of the controversial Israeli separation barrier on January 10, 2013 in the West Bank village of Abu Dis, at the outskirts of Jerusalem. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Snow covers the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives and the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem on January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut government offices, public transport and schools in Jerusalem and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon on Thursday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple walks in a snow-covered cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut government offices, public transport and schools in Jerusalem and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon on Thursday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy builds a snow man at the Western Wall on January 9, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Snow and strong winds have affected regions across the Middle East. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Snow falls as an ultra-orthodox Jewish man walks at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Stormy weather conditions continued on Thursday with snow, torrential rains and strong winds across the region. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Ultra-orthodox Jewish woman walks in the snow in the Mea Shearim religious neighborhood on January 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Ultra-orthodox Jews enjoy the snow in the Mea Shearim religious neighborhood on January 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Snow covers the Russian Church over the neighbourhood of Ein Kerem and the western outskirts of Jerusalem January 10, 2013.The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
People walk in front of the Western Wall and Dome of the Rock (L) as snow falls in Jerusalem's Old City January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
A man walks near palm trees as snow falls in Jerusalem's old city on January 10, 2013. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing hordes of excited children onto the streets. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man covered with snow walks in Jerusalem on January 10, 2013. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing hordes of excited children onto the streets. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
Flamingos are seen in their snow-covered enclosure in Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
A girl runs across a road during a snowstorm in Jerusalem January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Sharon Perry
A girl enjoys sliding on snow in the Ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighbourhood of Jerusalem on January 10, 2013. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing hordes of excited children onto the streets. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
An Ultra-orthodox Jewish man wears a praying shawl in the snow in the Mea Shearim religious neighborhood on January 10, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Ultra-orthodox Jews enjoy the snow in the Mea Shearim religious neighborhood of Jerusalem on January 10, 2013. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing hordes of excited children onto the streets. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
Snow falls as an ultra-orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Stormy weather conditions continued on Thursday with snow, torrential rains and strong winds across the region. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A Palestinian worker stands next to a snowplow in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City during a snowstorm January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut government offices, public transport and schools in Jerusalem and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon on Thursday. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Snow covers the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
A snowman with a hat traditionally worn by ultra-Orthodox Jews is seen in a snow-covered park in Jerusalem January 10, 2013. The worst snowstorm in 20 years shut government offices, public transport and schools in Jerusalem and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon on Thursday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
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