Many Christians in the Middle East had a very difficult 2017. David Parsons from the Christian Embassy in Jerusalem told World Israel News reporter Steve Leibowitz that Israel is the safest place for Christians, while other Middle East Christians have been forced to flee for their lives to Kurdistan.
WATCH: Christians persecuted throughout Middle East, protected in Israel
People dressed up as Santa Claus walk through the market in Jerusalem's Old City, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90