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Something Extremely Rare Happened in Jerusalem Overnight — Can You Guess What It Was?

Jan. 10, 2013 9:53am Sharona Schwartz

Jerusalem is known as the City of Gold, but overnight it became a city of white, as a blanket of snow covered the holy city. Snow doesn’t fall all that often in Israel, so when it does, some interesting, unusual and beautiful photos emerge.

According to one YouTube user, Arabs and Jews dropped their guns and picked up snowballs. This video shows a snowball fight in the Jerusalem neighborhood Sheikh Jarrah. Israeli police stood nearby in case things got nasty. Eitan Shemesh who posted the video wrote it was all in good fun:

David Wilder of the Tazpit News Agency took this picture at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, where the biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives are believed to be buried. Today, a snowman appears to be paying his respects at the site which is holy to Christians, Muslims and Jews.

Something Extremely Rare Happened in Jerusalem Overnight — Can You Guess What It Is?

Credit: David Wilder/ Tazpit News Agency

Israeli media reported that the snow overwhelmed local services, which were unable to clear the snow fast enough from the streets. The entrance to the main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway was blocked Thursday morning. In Jerusalem, kids stayed home from school, bus service stopped and citizens were asked to avoid driving their cars. The Jerusalem municipality said that the six inch accumulation rendered this the biggest snow storm to hit the city since 1992.

Here’s Jerusalem’s Old City:

YouTube screen shot

Here’s a nice tour of snowy Jerusalem posted by another YouTube user:

Snowplows couldn’t keep up with the challenge, and drivers were asked to stay off the road.

The kind folks over at Kings School of Media in Jerusalem allowed us access to these great shots:

KSMIsrael.com

Earlier this week, rains caused flooding all over Israel. Peleg Amiton of the Tazpit News Agency took this stunning photo in Shadmot Mecholah in the Jordan Valley after the rains stopped.

Credit: Peleg Amiton/Tazpit News Agency

On Tuesday, an Israeli Defense Forces commando unit deployed a helicopter to rescue an Arab family trapped on top of their flooded home as rising waters threatened to carry them away.

On the same day, another IDF unit comprised of ultra-Orthodox soldiers used a tractor to rescue Palestinian drivers about to be overcome by the rising tide of the Nablus River.

The Book of Isaiah says (2:4):

He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.

In a place that’s seen too much violence and bloodshed, at least for a short time, swords turned into … well, snowplows.

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 3:51pm
Nice rainbow, and a reminder that God will never destroy mankind, mankind will have to destroy itself?

Good thing we have that good will towards all going for us, huh?

Sweet…

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 3:38pm
Funny thing about the snow. It snowed on the Jewish side but in Palestine……a plague of frogs fell out of the sky.

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WildschweinJager
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 3:31pm
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the Lord and Savior?

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bbatty
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 2:48pm
Looks like global warming has hit the Holy Land!

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john vincent
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 1:32pm
‘though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow.’ -God

Can anybody think of a better analogy? Didn’t think so.

He sends the snow, He paints the rainbow, He orders the lightning, He made the whale, He created man, and oh by the way, He made the stars also.

There is no other. Let all the earth say so. On a lighter note, it has snowed there before…but
I still love it, that blanket of white.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 1:49pm
  Sandy Hook?
  
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- john vincent
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 2:53pm
  jerk-
  please develop that thought
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 4:59pm
  “He sends the snow, He paints the rainbow, He orders the lightning, He made the whale, He created man, and oh by the way, He made the stars also.”
  
  He made a world where innocent kids were slaughtered. Couldn’t He have done better?
  
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- john vincent
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:33pm
  jerk-
  ok tkx
  
  So you are making God responsible for the acts of misfits?? The above mentioned creation left no trace of ‘sin,’ and here my friend is the difference- This was addressed briefly in the link below, take peek- tkx for input
  
  http://sienna48.blog.com/2013/01/10/harris-rebuttal/
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:45pm
  John Vincent, I appreciate the link, but my point is… if God can do all of that which you listed… why did he even make such a heinous world? I’m a fallible human, and I could have done better, if given the chance.
  
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- SirhanSirhan
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 6:12pm
  @ THE_JERK- Allah created the universe, the bad stuff happened in it.
  
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- john vincent
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 6:12pm
  cmon jerk-
  you are not being fair to yourself: ‘you could have done better??’
  
  Not only did God know what the outcome of his perfect creation would be, thousands of years later, He has left a way for a crooked branch to be made straight. If you and I had answers to these hard questions, we would be god(s) ourselves.
  
  He is far more tolerant to us that we could imagine. Its all about the point of view. From my narrow view, I see men as pretty darn good- but morality is not spirituality, and this is where ALL come up short. God is not the author of confusion, man is, hence Sandy Hook to quote you.
  
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- tzion
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 6:13pm
  Wow Jerk, talk about arrogant. What’s make you think you could even begin to understand His motives? Or, to put it differently, what would be the point in creating a perfect world? In a perfect world guns would never be invented, food would never be out of reach, and the Internet would be unnecessary. It is only because the world is imperfect that our actions have any meaning.
  
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- NOTYERHUCKLEBERRY
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 11:34pm
  Jerk
  You are forgetting that God gave man free will. Man makes his own destiny. His choices do, however, have consequences.
  
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- Protech64
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 5:15am
  All these Liberals act like they give a **** about the Sandy Hook kids. They don’t all they want is to exploit the kids for gun control.
  
  These same liberals would cheer had these kids been aborted five years ago and love the fact that hundreds of innocent babies are murdered every day in the womb.
  
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commoncents5
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 12:45pm
Who was the one that said it doesn’t get cold in Israel? There are no shepherds in the fields in December….not the birth month of God’s Saviour….

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 1:31pm
  Does Sharona Schwartz work for MEMRI?
  
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- katzkiner
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 2:14am
  Jerk: Did you ever try to train a rebellious child that would not listen? You let him do it his way till he realizes his way will not work. Sometimes he skins a knee, sometimes he breaks an arm, sometimes, he gets himself killed. If he decides to listen to the older wiser parent he learns quickly. God does not force man to do the right thing, you must choose life. If everybody chooses life, children do not die. When school is over, every knee will bend, every head will bow. Life is but the twinkling of an eye. Rejoice for those babies they are already with the Creator. Great will be the day of Jezreel!
  
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aahope
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 11:49am
This is really beautiful..!!!

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Vickie Dhaene
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 11:45am
Israel will see the return of the Lord. I pray for all to see the Light of Truth.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 11:36am
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Did Obama Call?………..

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thereyougoagain
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 11:29am
Global warming can be so unpredictable! Ha, ha, ha…. :-)

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Metallicat
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 11:25am
Wasnt this one of the signs that a horseman of the apocolypse had broken open one of the seals in that Demi Moore movie about the end of the world? “The Seventh sign” or something.

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South Philly Boy
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:39am
Wow

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zoro51
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:38am
not rare or unusual it was GOD… more to come o isreal the lord our god IS ONE…

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- MadinIllinois
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:48am
  I was thinking the same thing – GOD indeed, is watching over Israel…
  
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- SirhanSirhan
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 1:49pm
  Deuteronomy 32:21 They (the Jews) made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding (the Arabs before Islam).
  
  Matthew 21:43 Therefore I (Jesus) tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people (the Palestinians) producing its fruits.
  
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- Pigpen
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 2:11pm
  SIRHANSIRHAN posted: “Matthew 21:43 Therefore I (Jesus) tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people (the Palestinians) producing its fruits.”
  
  Uh, not sure where you were going with your augmented Bible passage, but it sounds like you are suggesting that Israel will be taken from Judah and given to Ishmael because the latter is following Jesus? Uh, you know, Islam doesn’t consider Jesus Christ to be either the Messiah or the Son of God. In fact, Islam is committed to STAMPING OUT Christianity which they consider to be heretical polytheism and an anathema to Abraham. Jews pretty much feel the same way about Christianity, but ironically the Koran gets more negative press in the West than the Talmud does, so it is harder to sell that truth to Christians. So, yes, it does look, as Isaiah said, that Heavenly Father is trying to persuade the people in the Holy Land to repent and accept His True and Only Begotten Son even Jesus Christ by suggesting that their sins CAN still be made as white as snow, but let’s not get carried away into ecstatic, nonsensical musings.
  
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- SirhanSirhan
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:56pm
  @ PIGPEN- Islam is the only religion outside of Christianity that professes Jesus is the Messiah (translated Christ). Muslims believe in all the Prophets sent by God. We make no distinction between any of them. No Muslim is a Muslim, if he does not believe in Jesus, and all the Prophets.
  
  God does not beget and He is not begotten, there’s nothing at all, like unto Him.
  
  Jesus, is the son of Mary. Jesus did not come to establish Christianity as a religion, nor did Moses establish Judaism as a religion.
  
  As a matter of fact, the word Judaism is not found in the Talmud, nor is the word Christianity found in the Bible. These words are made up words for made up religions.
  
  As for the Qur’an, (there is no book in Islam spelled Koran) the West has always vilified things/people that IT doesn’t understand.
  
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RestoreCapitalism
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:36am
How much proof do we need that global warming is a farce?

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- Cavallo
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:45am
  No no no no no.. you don’t understand that ANY change in any weather no matter what is evidence of GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too hot – GLOBAL WARMING
  Too col – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too wet – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too dry – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too much crime – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too little crime – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too much disease – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too little disease – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too many storms – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Too little storms – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Financial booms – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Financial losses – GLOBAL WARMING.
  Autism, Schizophrenia, Dyslexia, Diarrhea – GLOBAL WARMING.
  
  For while for fascists and other assorted Marxists might have atheism as their religion, Global Warming is like their holy ghost.. an spiritual entity meant to bring about the grace of the State.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 11:21am
  Hoo-boy, Cavallo! I’m glad I read the whole thing through – I was afraid you’d leave out the diarrhea…
  
  LOL!
  
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- wowjustwow
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 1:04pm
  If you believe it’s a farce, you have mental problems.
  
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Twinspeedr
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:31am
Nice to see that people are not killing each other for once. But sorry, this is not what this prophesy in Isaiah was about, we have to go through a very bad time before any of that happens. Bantering about, ignorantly, with God’s prophesy s probably not very smart either, just saying…

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Jezreel
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:28am
Something unusual is happening in Israel

Something is coming.
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I don’t know if you follow such things but…

My brother and his family live in Jerusalem – he is a minister – and a former Navy SEAL – his office is close to one of Israel’s largest underground military bases.
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He called me last night which is very unusual – usually it is email.
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He called to tell me that he is sending his family back to the US immediately due to what he is seeing happen within the last week and what he is being told by his military contacts in both the Israel and US military.
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He said he is seeing with his own eyes military movements the likes of which he has never seen in his 20+ years in Israel.
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What he called a massive redeployment and protective tactics of forces is underway.
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Over the last two days he has seen anti-aircraft missile deployments throughout the Jerusalem area including 3 mobile units that he can see from his office windows.
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In addition, he has seen very large Israeli armored columns moving fast toward the Sinai where Egypt has now moved in Armor.
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There are reports of the top military leaders meeting with Israel’s Sr. Rabbi which is something that has happened preceding every prior military campaign.

His admonition is to watch carefully and pray for Israel and its people.
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He is convinced that barring something extraordinary Israel will attack Iran – with or without the US – and very soon.
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It is the belief in I

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- woodyee
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:46am
  And you had to post all that confidential info HERE?!?!? Try using a little discretion – we KNOW that Hamas has been supplied with missiles and anti-aircraft batteries and missiles by the Muslim Bro’s, which got them and/or the money to buy them from Gaybama.
  
  We KNOW that the are, since being infiltrated by hostiles from throughout Europe and the Middle East, have Assad cornered (US Patriot missile batteries on the Turk/Syrian border – thank you Gaybama) and so can afford to boost the number of foot-soldiers in Gaza/W.Bank.
  
  We KNOW that those Musli-terrorists keep their word when they say they’re going to launch, and they’ve been encouraged by – guess who? Gaybama!
  
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- blanco5
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:48am
  Israel has every right to do what they need to do.
  
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- spfoam1
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 1:20pm
  Akimonajihad thanks you for your service.
  
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walnutportconservative
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:25am
About turning weapons to plowshares…
Read ALL of what Isaiah wrote.
Isaiah 54:16 “See, it is I (God) who created the blacksmith
who fans the coals into flame
and forges a weapon fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer (Satan) to wreak havoc;
17 no weapon forged against you will prevail,
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and this is their vindication from me,”
declares the Lord.
Let the missiles fly into “The City”
I read the book and know the ending. How about you???

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GuruMeditation
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:24am
Isaiah (2:4): Is yet future following the Messiahs arrival in the last days. Read Isaiah (2:1-2:3).

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Eastinfection
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:20am
My personal Jihad is to shovel my driveway?

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- ArmedAndReallyPissed
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:57am
  Please Jihad mine also.
  
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Acena
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:20am
I hope everyone in Israel got a chance to enjoy the snow.They deserve a little fun and relaxation .

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objectivetruth
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:12am
I’m glad to see it.Even if only for a few photos.
Sorry I clicked on the title to see if what I thought had happened.Obama was caught actually in Isreal and praying to god rather than allah.Soory I forgot that isn’t rare but next to impossible.

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critterbait
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:06am
Looks like someone tickled the feet of Angles

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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:05am
Something Extremely Rare Happened in Jerusalem Overnight — Can You Guess What It Is?………….
I’m guessing that it WASN”T an exploding Bus or a Rocket attack……….A Phone call from Obozo ?

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jcldwl
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:04am
I believe it is God laughing in the face of the climate change worshipers.

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cassandra
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:02am
Hey Al Gore is this because of Global warming or the New Ice Age I can’t keep your lies straight

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- woodyee
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:48am
  It snowed in Israel – the Earth is cooling – Algore must have shut his yap for once…
  
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