 Jerusalem residents were confused this week to find Ben Hillale Street in the city centre decked out with an unusual and unseasonal decoration. As temperatures in the Middle Eastern capital continue to soar well into the 30s even prompting local wildfires, locals and tourists alike were confused to see what appeared to be Christmas decorations featuring bobbles, decorative wheels and candy canes going up over the city centre street. The street art installation is part of an ongoing trend in Jerusalem whose municipality has previously installed inverted umbrellas to liven up passageways during the summer months and provide shade. It's not yet understood how or why the city opted to install Christmas decorations in the city, more than 90% of whose residents are either Jewish or Muslim. Some have speculated that the decorations were intended to provide a show of moral support to the city's Christian community, which has recently complained of increased levels of harassment from autoridigious extremists. Others have speculated that the city's purchasers were simply unaware of the symbolism attached to the decorations and may have accidentally wound up with them after scouring Alibaba for cheap off-season decorative deals. Some local residents responded angrily to the decorations on local social media sites, although most simply reacted with enormous confusion and laughter.