Jerusalem, Israel. 21st December, 2015. Nuns smile as they meet Issa, in a Santa Claus costume, or Baba Noel as he is called in Arabic, as the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund and the Jerusalem Municipality distribute specially grown Arizona Cypress trees as Christmas trees to the Christian population at the Old City Jaffa Gate.
Jerusalem, Israel. 21st December, 2015. Issa, in a Santa Claus costume, or Baba Noel as he is called in Arabic, rings his bell and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas as he walks upon the Old City ramparts at a Christmas tree distribution site near the Old City Jaffa Gate.