The latest in Acre

Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto

2010-10-22T10:07:24Z

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Baha Ullah

2010-10-22T09:36:04Z

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Church's light relief to save the world

2010-06-11T23:53:43Z

The Church of England has gently modified God's first injunction in a new green guide for members, which suggests: let there be a little less light.

Clergy and congregations are being encouraged to cut the increasingly popular floodlighting of ancient churches to reduce parish carbon emissions.

The manual, Don't Stop at the Lights, suggests occasional community or sponsored evenings to make floodlighting more ...

Riots in Israel city highlight Arab-Jewish tension

2010-06-12T00:59:31Z

Riots in ethnically mixed northern city highlight tensions among Israel's Arabs and Jews

For three decades, Azia Abu Ali, an Israeli Arab, would chat with her Jewish neighbors and sometimes visit their homes.

The civility was wiped out by four days of rioting earlier this month by Arabs and Jews in this northern Israeli city, which has long been touted as a mo...

Arab Israeli arrested for driving on Jewish holiday

2010-06-12T01:00:05Z

Israeli police arrested an Arab Israeli man who drove his car during the Yom Kippur holiday in an incident which sparked four nights of rioting in the northern town of Acre, police said on Tuesday.

"Tawfik Jamal was remanded in custody for three days for reckless endangerment ...

Israel president appeals for tolerance after riots

2010-06-12T01:00:03Z

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday travelled to the northern port city of Acre where he appealed for tolerance after four days of clashes between Arab and Jewish residents.

"I was surprised by the extent of appeals for peaceful coexistence issued by leaders from both sides," he told journalists.

"We are destined to live side by side, and a bright future awaits Acre," said ...

Calm returns to Israeli town after Arab houses torched: police

2010-06-12T01:00:09Z

Calm returned to the northern Israeli city of Acre on Saturday after two houses belonging to Arab families had been torched overnight during three days of violent clashes, police said.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said, however, that the more than 700 police that were patrolling the coastal city of 50,000 people were still deployed that police were in regular contact with Jewis...

Arab houses torched in north Israel town: radio

2010-06-12T00:59:43Z

Jewish protesters torched two houses belonging to Arab families in the northern Israeli town of Acre overnight after three days of violent clashes, Israeli public radio reported on Saturday.

Over 700 police, meanwhile, patrolled the coastal town of 50,000 people, a police commander told public radio, after riots erupted three days earlier on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.

Images of Israel

2010-06-12T11:49:48Z

Dec 31, 2008 - Aiko, Israel - Acre (Akko)The city of Acre or Akko is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, dating back to the time of the Pharaoh Thutmose III (1504-1450 BCE). It is a city of intrigue, where you can walk through labyrinthine alleys and streets and explore the remnants of Crusader, Muslim and Ottoman conquerors. Walking along the walls of the city, you also get a spectacula...