Acre

At our hospital, there are no “Arabs” and “Jews” – there are patients and staff members, and the motto of the institution is “a person is a person is a person.”

Attendees, which included Christians, Muslims, Jews, business and restaurant owners as well as tourists, gathered in the promenade outside the Acre Police Station

The clean-up project, called "Loving Acre, Protecting Home," brought 60 volunteers to the city.

Kasem shielded Janashvili with his own body while he - as a qualified nurse - bandaged his wounds. Then, he offered support to Janashvili’s mother, who had fainted at the sight of her injured son.

The hope of those taking part in the rebuilding effort is to have the theatre open by the Acre Festival taking place on the holiday of Sukkot.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS: “The best way to describe Acre is like Jerusalem, but without all the stress and conflict, and set on water."

Unfortunately for those of us who live in mixed communities where Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel live side by side, the horrific violence was almost inevitable.

As tensions reached a peak in Israel, with escalations between Israel and Gaza as well as riots by both Arabs and Jews targeting one another, many have fallen victim to the hate being spewed.

Uri Buri, which is located in an ancient stone building overlooking the Acre harbor, was the most prominent landmark to be hit by the violence.

The gallery represents 35 local artists, many of whom are new immigrants.