The snow capped Dome of the Rock in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount is seen from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

 The snow capped Dome of the Rock (R) and the Al-Aqsa mosque (L) in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount are seen from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

The snow capped Dome of the Rock (R) and the Al-Aqsa mosque (L) in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount are seen from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

 The snow capped Dome of the Rock (R) and the Al-Aqsa mosque (C) in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount are seen in Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Israeli soldiers wait for buses at a bus stop in Gush Etzion near Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

 Israeli soldiers stand guard at a bus stop in Gush Etzion near Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

People take photographs in the Independence Park in Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

Dogs run in the snow storm in the Independence Park in Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

A man walks past the snow-coated street in Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

 People wait for buses at a bus stop in Gush Etzion near Jerusalem, on Dec. 12, 2013. Jerusalem is covered with snow Thursday, the heaviest snow storm hitting the city since 1953 as meteorologists dubbed. (Xinhua/Li Rui)