He** freezing over?

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Snow 'blessing' for Middle East


Jerusalem has been cut off by snow
A snow storm has caused havoc in the Middle East, forcing the closure of major roads and schools.
Israel, Lebanon and Jordan were blanketed with snow on Tuesday, with heavier falls expected on Wednesday.

In Syria, six people are reported to have died when their house collapsed in heavy rain.

Despite the difficulties, the snowfall has been welcomed as a light distraction to more serious problems in the region.

Main routes from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem and Beirut to Damascus were closed by the bad weather and temperatures in Jordan plunged below freezing.

Jordanian education minister Khaled Tuqan told state radio that schools and universities in the capital, Amman, and most northern governorates would stay closed until further notice.

Picturesque

But he described the snowfall as a "blessing" for his largely desert country, which ranks among the world's 10 poorest in water resources.

Jerusalem was also paralysed by heavy snow storms, with more than 20 centimetres (eight inches) cutting the hilltop Holy City off from the rest of the country.


It's a moment of relief for all of us

Avital
Jerusalem resident

In a region where politics, death, the 29-month-old intifada, or uprising for Palestinian independence, and the Iraq crisis dominate people's everyday lives, the weather was top of the news agenda for many in the region.

The storm forced the closure of dozens of Israeli gas mask distribution centres where people have been queuing up to get new filters for their masks, in preparation for a possible missile attack by Iraq.

One Israeli woman, Avital, built a snowman on a traffic island in Jerusalem.

"It's a moment of relief for all of us," she said.

In Bethlehem in the West Bank, the snow-capped Church of the Nativity was more like a scene from a Christmas card.

Hana Hania, 25, who lives opposite the church, said: "It is making us happy."

that's really cool... i bet it's the only time most of those people will ever see snow in their lives. i would have to imagine that it doesn't happen so often.

thats gonna be a mess mixed in with all that sand and dirt

Originally posted by GrndLkNatv
Snow 'blessing' for Middle East

Jerusalem has been cut off by snow
A snow storm has caused havoc in the Middle East, forcing the closure of major roads and schools.
Israel, Lebanon and Jordan were blanketed with snow on Tuesday, with heavier falls expected on Wednesday.

Scary...this is how the Seventh Seal starts out....

I was wondering if this had any significance. So does the 7th seal start out?

Originally posted by GrndLkNatv
I was wondering if this had any significance. So does the 7th seal start out?

It's just one of the interpertations, but the movie starts out with the army (can't remember if it is Isralei or Arab) and they take this archeologist to where "Soddom and Gomorha" used to be, but now it was inhabitated by terrorists...they were frozen solid, and they find the first of 7 seals..broken.

Well maybe it's about to start then. For those of us who believe, we have nothing to worry about.