and you are of course watching news live from berlin don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that's t w dot com all nick spicer rebecca ritter's will be joining us next hour for more news and information thanks for watching. in the far north. it's lonely. and breathtakingly beautiful. the arctic. to take a journey around the north pole meet profiteers and talk with people experiencing

a changing environment. the ice disappears earlier and it keeps retreating our future depends on what happens here. northern lights within the arctic circle starts december 21st d.w. . its center is always on the cool in december so its effect has the senior the father christmas of the holy land though israel and the palestinian territories are gripped by coronavirus the jerusalem santa hopes for a festive season her christmas. oh oh.

ok it's ok to see on this way to work in the old city and this is sent to us house the workplace of jerusalem st nick and also it says family home it's december the busiest time of the year for santa and yet in 2020 the pandemic has changed everything it's azeri hard for us with this crazy situation what we have would cover 19 i try my best to have a plan a b. c. that has me as a center trying to bring joy for jerusalem and to the word also my message is always love and happy and happiness and safety for them and joy and we say inshallah everything would be ok the palestinian christian from jerusalem's old city has been slipping into the role of santa claus for the last 3 years in real life he's a former professional basketball player turned coach isn't remembers that there was

no santa around when he was growing up in jerusalem a city 3 words religions call home when i was a kid i would never see resound and that's why i want to eat of the children here this evening t.v. in the show on pictures or freak saturday like a toy and now when they see it real in jerusalem they feel very proud of what we have said dangerous. but is that because the see it's no ordinary sense nic he's home to his craft at specialist sent to school in the us these are diplomas which i did my set the school they teach us how to make you whole the ha ha ha it's not just to do it from her mouth you need to do it from your belly and when you do it from your belly must come from your belly out to all the way from inside that's the way how sad that smile as when they have a big belly ok you go like this oh christmas. and of course i add to it as i'm in the jerusalem sand then the holy land i gave with the whole i continued

to be whole all holy land. just. it takes just 10 minutes for easter to transform himself into center clothes. her christmas. gifts today the palestinian sand is listing in nursery school outside the old city. as we walk he prepares himself mentally he wants to be able to answer any questions the children might ask oneself the hole you currently urgings clothes they are already asked me that i said go ahead or a year i park it you have the airport and then i go with the camel to jerusalem it's. just

30 thoughts i at the nursery school run by the daughters of charity center is to help decorate the christmas tree due to the pandemic he's unable to visit some schools or hospitals this year he and the children try to keep their distance from one another but it isn't always easy. i want you know who i am. sending this year due to the 19 i did spite of it we must spread sheet here decorate the tree and make it festive there should be joy in our hearts despite illness and the virus was. arabic hebrew and english spoken here and they celebrate all the holidays with a christian jewish or muslim oh i think i center

hands all balls and stuffed toys to get the kids i. i. to slim this is a city which has long been a source of political conflict between israelis and palestinians the. hope to make east jerusalem the capital one day the old city is home to sites which muslims jews and christians consider holy the how am i sharif which contains muslim holy sites like the alok some mosque and the dome of the rock was closed during the 1st lockdown at the western wall the holiest place for jews to pray petitions helpless social distancing the church of the holy sepak or the holy site for christians also closed for almost 2 months. is

a walk step through the christian quarter the old city is much quieter than usual there are normal groups of 4 interests israel has closed its borders to visitors since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. it's very sad very sad to see gruesome with the situation with governor dean really it's a it's a great while hard but i always say i believe in god and i will say i pray to god please god bring back life to the people here for business people all the shops are closed most of the people in the wrestling live from tourism. the church of the holy sepak i stands where jesus was said to have been buried and then resurrected normally hundreds of people both locals and foreigners flock here every day is so few it's a close connection to the church. it's hurting my heart and it's very very unique we never have this situation before and we usually come here

to the bridge to easter time and of course with all the year tourist come to jerusalem and we are proud with all the work coming to visit jerusalem the heart of the world and that's make me feel very stress also because when i see people not coming to our land to the church of the whole subject also it's painful in the heart. at christmas though people look towards neighboring bethlehem which christians believe to be the birthplace of jesus the city is now in the israeli occupied west bank. easter is on his way there to visit a family even sent him must be flexible and take a detour or 2 more far. i think i'm with the crowd thinking more hours to go to the place of the. car it's with this is the worst and also the 15th this close how would you like the ground to go that far. but you know

. i want to go to the plan i want to see the kids i see the place the birth of place of birth the direct route from jerusalem to beth i miss blocked by the israeli separation barrier and checkpoints palestinians coming from the west bank need an israeli permit to come to jerusalem and due to the pandemic there are additional restrictions in bethlehem the corona virus infection rate has once again risen dramatically the palestinian national authority recently imposed a curfew at night and on weekends. easter visits a family he knows the children antony and andrea is eagerly awaiting him though this time he can only go as far as the door not and to their apartment safety comes 1st. anthony where santa promised us

from jerusalem or. stop using something to look out for back up to the house. that's just missing for me and missing for death. the atmosphere in bethlehem this year is different than any other year i'm 40 years old and for more than 40 years we've been celebrating christmas with joy and happiness because every year the main event was santa claus bringing happiness to our colleagues this year the christmas atmosphere is very different because of the coping 1000 pandemic santa claus is not going to visit children it. and celebrations will be limited as we all stay at home. in bethlehem christmas isn't being cancelled it will simply be celebrated differently not a sculler fully and above all without any foreign business in the

church of the nativity it's also very quiet. there are no more long lines to enter the grow 2 of the nativity this is the star marks the spot where jesus is said to have been born. he said is only paying a sword visit to bethlehem but he still wants to visit the crash in front of the church of the nativity and is sent to suit he attracts attention wherever he goes. remember secretive and only men like to record but i want to know if the word rug. well. it's time for is said to return to choose but there's always time for a quick photo to. in

jerusalem people are also waiting for santa but 1st he must pass through the israeli checkpoint. even ng is falling on this city it's time to open the doors of centers house seeing said nic is always a thrill especially during a pandemic and for the use of. any on the xenon of i came to santas house so my children could get to know father christmas this year there have hardly been any other activities in town so at least we can meet him and take a few photos with him and get into the spirit of things maybe safe every year and i have 3 girls 3 little ones so because of cornell you know the situation this year has been difficult especially for kids so to make them feel happy since we haven't

done any christmas activities who came to see tourism south or so this is the only south in the holy land of i think. i think they should. in spite of the president make the circus to see it aims to fulfil his duty. as. he knows that this year people need something to believe. the sun i want to give the love and joy but i want i want i try my best to give the reader if nobody were beyond me i'll go in the street and give them but a message to the world. that thank you it lifts. leaflets fuck you and stuff.

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