Snow blankets parts of Israel, Syria and the Middle East

More counterexamples.

A Palestinian man walks near palm trees as snow falls in Jerusalem's old city. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing hordes of excited children onto the streets.
A Palestinian man walks near palm trees as snow falls in Jerusalem’s old city. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing hordes of excited children onto the streets.
A Palestinian man builds a replica of an M75 rocket in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Jordanians walk past snow-covered cars and trees in Amman
A Syrian refugee plays with snow outside tents in al-Marj, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon

 

A man plays with snow after a heavy snowstorm in the desert, near Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Parked cars are covered with snow in Damascus, Syria
A man walks through tombs covered by snow on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem

 

 

Teargas in the snow
Palestinian members of the National Security push their car out of thick snow so they can patrol the streets following a snowstorm in the West Bank city of Hebron

 

Via the BBC