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"Dashing through the snow" currently applies as much to the Holy Land as it does to North America.
Mail Online reports
that a powerful winter storm has been sweeping through the eastern Mediterranean this weekend. Named
"Alexa," its blanket of snow has even covered Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank.
Twenty inches (and counting) of the powdery stuff has virtually
paralyzed the region.
Highways have been closed, and thousands
have been left without electricity.
Not everyone, however, is equally distraught. Israelis
and Palestinians alike are taking some time to frolic in the snow. U.S. Secretary
of State John Kerry, who is currently in the Holy Land for peace talks, had this to say: I have heard of making guests welcome and feeling at
home. This is about as far as I've
ever seen anything go… giving me a New
England snowstorm.
Resources
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2523259/Historic-snow-fall-turns-Holy-Land-scenes-Christmas-cards.html
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