Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Middle East’s only accredited Father Christmas rose from his armchair to see if there were any visitors outside his grotto, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Issa Kassissieh, a Palestinian Christian known as "Jerusalem's Santa," chanted "Ho ho ho" and "Merry Christmas" from the ...

Dec. 19 (UPI) --Issa Kassissieh, a Christian Arab, made his appearance as Santa Claus in Jerusalem for the 15th consecutive year as he says he hopes to relieve some stress in a land at war. Kassissieh ...

Dressed as Santa, Kassissieh rode a camel along Jerusalem Old City walls and through Jaffa Gate, where he distributed Christmas trees provided by the municipality. Some people remain hopeful the new ...

Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, poses for a picture as he rides a camel at Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem's Old City — AHMAD GHARABLI In Jerusalem's Old City there are dozens of churches, but as ...

Yet in Jerusalem, the traditional trappings of Christmas are hard to find, despite the Old City's cobblestone streets being the backdrop to much of this holiday's story. Even as thousands of Christian ...