Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations and Christian icons adorn the home of Rima Khouri in Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations adorn the streets and homes of Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Stained glass windows in the Mar Elias Church in Fassouta. The church is named after Elias, Saint Elijah, the Prophet Eliyahu, the village's patron saint. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations adorn the streets and homes of Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. A statue of Mar Elias, Saint Elijah, the Prophet Eliyahu, the village's patron saint, is decorated for Christmas in Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations and Christian icons adorn the home of Rima Khouri in Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations adorn the streets and homes of Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Reverend MICHAEL ASSI introduces the Mar Elias Church in Fassouta. The church is named after Elias, Saint Elijah, the Prophet Eliyahu, the village's patron saint. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Men play cards at the elderly people's day center in Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations adorn the streets and homes of Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations and Christian icons adorn the home of Rima Khouri in Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations adorn the streets and homes of Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Reverend MICHAEL ASSI introduces the recently renovated old church in Fassouta which served the community between 1790 - 1907. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. A statue of Mar Elias, Saint Elijah, the Prophet Eliyahu, the village's patron saint, is decorated for Christmas in Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations adorn the streets and homes of Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. The recently renovated old church in Fassouta served the community between 1790 - 1907. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations adorn the streets and homes of Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. The recently renovated old church in Fassouta served the community between 1790 - 1907. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. A statue of Mar Elias, Saint Elijah, the Prophet Eliyahu, the village's patron saint, is decorated for Christmas in Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.

Christmas Preparations in Fassouta, Israel

Fassouta, Israel. 10th December, 2018. Christmas decorations adorn the streets and homes of Fassouta. A village and a local council on the northwestern slopes of Mount Meron in the Northern District of Israel, Fassouta is situated just 2Km south of the Lebanese border. Visited by Illinois Senator Barack Obama while on a study tour in January 2006, the population of 3,400 are all Melkite Catholic, a division that split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1724.