Issa Kassissieh wears a Santa Claus costume as he hands out Christmas trees to nuns during the annual distribution of the trees organised by the Jerusalem municipality in Jerusalem's Old City December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Along the ancient walls of Jerusalem's Old City, a man dressed as Santa Claus tries to raise holiday cheer from atop a camel by offering free Christmas trees to residents.
The man behind the beard is Issa Kassissieh, a Palestinian Christian who has in recent years distributed both Christmas spirit and trees, provided by the municipality, in a city sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians alike.
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