If you hesitate and question him, he'll claim that the donation is for needy families. This, of course, makes you doubt his motives. You might do best just to avoid anyone holding red ribbons. . . The boys who sell you postcards . This trick is not unique to Jerusalem's Old City.
Many people say that the kids selling postcards in the streets are pickpockets.
Holy Water . As you enter the Old City through the Lions' Gate and walk down the Via Dolorosa you will see quite a number of churches on your right side. It happened there. I walked there one day, accompanied by my brother and a girlfriend of mine, and right after we entered the Old City approached a big house on the right. When we walked past, the door was open and I was curious and looked inside.