Santa Clause in Gaza (18 images)

A Palestinian boy dressed like Santa Claus rings a bell during a parade in the biblical city of Bethlehem, where tradition says Jesus was born, in the West Bank on December 24, 2006. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hilll)

A Palestinian Santa Claus greets children at the Latin Patriarch School in Gaza, December 24, 2001. Abdelrahman Al-khateeb/UPI

A Santa Claus dances in Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus in Betlehem, December 24. Debbie Hill/UPI

Palestinian Christian Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, distributes Christian trees to Christian residents of Jerusalem outside the Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem, December 22, 2010. UPI/Debbie Hill