10.01.2013                      28.Tewet. 5773                      Jom Kippur Katan

Unwetter:

Jerusalem of white: Snow falls in capital, northern Israel

Greatest snowfall since 1992 sees J'lem municipality announce closure of schools, kindergartens; police shut Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway as snow predicted to persist until afternoon.

Elisha Peleg, an official in charge of emergencies with the Jerusalem Municipality, urged the city's residents to remain at home and stay off the streets, telling Army Radio the area had overnight seen its greatest snowfall since 1992….