Acre

Will the new project bring tourists back to Acre?

A new audiovisual project at the Crusader Fortress turns Old Acre into a night show – with video mapping, powerful sound, and a historical journey from antiquity to the present day.

The spectacle is fully accessible to people with disabilities
A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) as Emperor Napoleon 1 of France on 1 June 1815 in Paris, France. An engraving by Samuel Freeman from a painting by Paul Delaroche.

The general's covenant: Why Napoleon's lost talisman is destined for Israel - opinion

Guests enter the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens in Bahji, in the northern Israeli port city of Acre, February 26, 2026

Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha

Dairy farmers and their supporters protest against the milk reform led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the HaGoma Junction near the city of Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, January 6, 2026.

The education revolution in Acre: Three new schools to open in the upcoming school year


After a traumatic month, dancing returns to Acre Theatre

For decades, Acre Theatre has been a stronghold of coexistence, of dialogue and friendship and to many, it was becoming a target struck a deep and unfortunate chord.

‘MA NISHMA’ and ‘Art Attack’ are two of the upcoming performances at the Acco Theatre Center.

Palestinian teenager killed in West Bank protests, riots continue in Acre

Some 400 protesters threw rocks and fireworks at police near Evyatar; dozens of Arabs were arrested in Acre; Three suspects arrested after Temple Mount prayers.

Israeli Police arrest a Palestinian protesterfollowing Right-wing politician Itamar Ben Gvir press conference on June 10, 2021.

Avi Har-Even, Defense Min. Prize winner, dies of Acre riots injuries

Even was a Israeli Defense Ministry Prize winner and the former-head of the Israeli Space Agency. He was 84 at the time of his death.

Avi Har Even.

Jewish-Arab coexistence in Israel must continue - opinion

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.”

AN ISRAELI NURSE tends to a severely wounded Syrian at the Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya in 2013.

Jews and Arabs unite in solidarity at Acre event on Shabbat

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

THE OLD city of Acre, a week after violent riots threatened to tear the city apart.

Volunteers restore Acre guest houses damaged during Arab-Jewish riots

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


Arab student awarded medal from college for saving Jewish man from lynch

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.

Graduate student Fadi Kasem receives the Distinguished Conduct Medal from Prof. Yuval Elbashan, Dean of Ono’s Multicultural Campuses.

Jewish, Arab actors work together to rebuild theatre burnt in Acre riots

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.

Front entrance to the Acre Theater.

Acre: A model of Israeli coexistence struggles after racial riots

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

THE OLD city of Acre, a week after violent riots threatened to tear the city apart.

Israel’s mixed cities are on fire. Here’s how put out the flames.

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.

Medics evacuate an injured man during clashes between Arab and Jews in Acre, northern Israel, May 12, 2021.