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Source: http://www.townhall.com/news/politics/200412/FOR20041223d.shtml
Jerusalem Distributes Free Christmas Trees to Christians
(CNS News/Townhall)- The city of Jerusalem distributed free Christmas trees to Christians on Thursday as part of a longstanding tradition. One observer quipped that the Jewish state is probably the only country in the world that gives away free Christmas trees to Christians. The trees are donated by the Jewish National Fund, which is the country's forestry agency. "Every year we distribute about 1,200 Christmas trees to religious leaders from different churches, diplomats, UN representatives, UN peacekeepers, and the foreign press," said Paul Ginsberg, head of the forestry department of northern Israel.