I received this as part of the Embassy of Israel Newsletter - 11 January 2013 which I get.
' Yesterday, Jerusalemites woke up to a white morning the weathermans promises were kept and many parts of the city are covered with many inches of wonderfully bright snow. Jerusalem had to wait 10 years for this kind snow, and it was surely worth the wait.
President Shimon Peres came outside to enjoy the snow after his security guards built a snowman at the entrance to the presidential residence in Jerusalem:
President Peres stated: I share the excitement and joy of the residents of Jerusalem who have waited so long for snow like this. Jerusalem is beautiful in any colour but is very special in white this is Jerusalem of Snow, the beautiful white snow unites the city in heart and soul. I know that everyone praises the beauty of Switzerland but today we have Israeli pride, Ill remind everyone that these beautiful scenes are ours, these are the beautiful scenes of the land of Israel. I know there are also some citizens suffering today due to the weather, my thoughts and support are with you and I hope everything returns to normal soon.
[I hope Israel gets lots of pleasure from this - they deserve it .. ]
' Yesterday, Jerusalemites woke up to a white morning the weathermans promises were kept and many parts of the city are covered with many inches of wonderfully bright snow. Jerusalem had to wait 10 years for this kind snow, and it was surely worth the wait.
President Shimon Peres came outside to enjoy the snow after his security guards built a snowman at the entrance to the presidential residence in Jerusalem:
President Peres stated: I share the excitement and joy of the residents of Jerusalem who have waited so long for snow like this. Jerusalem is beautiful in any colour but is very special in white this is Jerusalem of Snow, the beautiful white snow unites the city in heart and soul. I know that everyone praises the beauty of Switzerland but today we have Israeli pride, Ill remind everyone that these beautiful scenes are ours, these are the beautiful scenes of the land of Israel. I know there are also some citizens suffering today due to the weather, my thoughts and support are with you and I hope everything returns to normal soon.
[I hope Israel gets lots of pleasure from this - they deserve it .. ]