Santa Claus visits Jerusalem on camelback
By AFP
20 December 2019 |
10:19 am
Riding his camel, Santa Claus, a Palestinian with a red suit and a white beard, roams the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem, greeting people and wishing them a Merry Christmas.
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