PHOTOS: Snow on Jerusalem’s holy and unholy monuments

Activestills By Activestills February 21, 2015 | Edit

Snow blankets Jerusalem and the hilly West Bank late Thursday and Friday, shutting down roads and highways, covering holy sites and the separation wall alike. In Gaza, heavy rain causes flooding in the war-torn Strip.

Snow covers the Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Snow covers the Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Palestinian children make a snow model of the Dome of the Rock in front on Al Aqsa Mosque compound, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Palestinian children make a snow model of the Dome of the Rock in front on Al Aqsa Mosque compound, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Jewish worshipers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Jewish worshipers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Snow around the separation wall that surrounds the Shuafat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
Snow around the separation wall that surrounds the Shuafat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
Snow on the Church of Mary Magdalene in East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Snow on the Church of Mary Magdalene in East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
A Jewish man prays in the snow at the Western Wall, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
A Jewish man prays in the snow at the Western Wall, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
An elderly man climbs snow-covered stairs leading up to the Dome of the Rock, East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
An elderly man climbs snow-covered stairs leading up to the Dome of the Rock, East Jerusalem, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Snow covers the West Bank city of Ramallah, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
Snow covers the West Bank city of Ramallah, February 20, 2015. (Photo by Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
A Palestinian woman and girl use a makeshift bridge to cross a flooded street during the winter storm in Al Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza City, February 19, 2015. (Ann Paq/Activestills.org) The poor infrastructure in Gaza resulted in flooding in the streets and sewage overflow. Bad weather conditions especially affected the tens of thousands of Palestinians who lost their homes during last summer’s Israeli offensive, during which 18,000 housing units were destroyed. Many of them remain in shelters or in their damaged homes.
A Palestinian woman and girl use a makeshift bridge to cross a flooded street during the winter storm in Al Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza City, February 19, 2015. (Ann Paq/Activestills.org) The poor infrastructure in Gaza resulted in flooding in the streets and sewage overflow. Bad weather conditions especially affected the tens of thousands of Palestinians who lost their homes during last summer’s Israeli offensive, during which 18,000 housing units were destroyed. Many of them remain in shelters or in their damaged homes.
Palestinian children warm themselves around a fire during THE winter storm in Al Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza City, February 19, 2015. (Photo by Ann Paq/Activestills.org)
Palestinian children warm themselves around a fire during the winter storm in Al Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza City, February 19, 2015. (Photo by Ann Paq/Activestills.org)

 

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