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Pipers bring festive cheer to Jerusalem

Name: Pipers bring festive cheer to Jerusalem
Uploaded: 2014-12-22T18:35:35.148Z
Duration: 4 min 24 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: An unusual Palestinian legacy of the British Mandate

Every year Palestinian pipers descend on Jerusalem before heading to Bethlehem. They are an unusual legacy of the British Mandate, which has been given an Arab twist. However, says FT's John Reed, there are political and cultural overtones to the marching bands.

December 22, 2014

Filmed and produced by John Reed. Edited by Nalini Sivathasan. Additional footage from Reuters and Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony’s College, Oxford.