Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv was briefly closed on Friday morning, and major roads were littered with abandoned cars. Motorists were stranded in their vehicles for up to 12 hours as snow blocked highways.
http://www.theguardian.com/weather/2013/dec/13/middle-east-snow-storm-alexa
http://www.theguardian.com/weather/2013/dec/13/middle-east-snow-storm-alexa
