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A group of tourists, including children, was attacked today in the Old City of Akko today by a group of Arabs. The Arabs tried to push the hikers from a high wall within the Old City such that one of the tourists, a career soldier, was forced to pull out his gun to defend the other hikers. After the incident, the soldier - of all people - was taken into the local police station for questioning, and his weapon was confiscated. Attorney Adi Kedar of the Honenu Legal Rights Organization is providing legal council to the soldier. "We were touring...

Sheikh Samir Aasi, Imam of the main mosque in the city of Akko (in above photo: front row, third from left), openly condemned the massacre that took place last week in a Har Nof synagogue. This terror attack was perpetuated by two Palestinian men, who entered during morning prayers and shot worshipers dead as well as stabbed them with meat cleavers. Aasi made the trip from Akko to Har Nof to participate in a pluralistic faith assembly attended by clergy from all of Israel's faiths. The assembly was held in the synagogue where the attack took place. Aasi spoke...

Just two weeks after a Temple era seal was displayed to the public, archeologists continue to dig up breathtaking proofs of the ancient and never-severed connection between Jews and the Land of Israel. This time, the find is a 1,500 year old tiny stamp discovered near the city of Akko, bearing the image of the seven-branched Temple Menorah. The stamp was used to identify baked products and probably belonged to a bakery that supplied kosher bread to the Jews of Akko in the Byzantine period. The ceramic stamp dates from the Byzantine period (6th century CE) and was uncovered in...

Vandals break into school, destroy classroom Ahiya Raved Published: 12.04.06, 14:08 Swastikas and graffiti praising Hamas and Hizbullah were sprayed over the weekend inside a classroom in the Beit Yaacov School in Akko. The classroom was completely vandalized. The break-in was discovered Saturday morning and probably took place Friday night. In one of the classrooms on the second floor of the school complete destruction was found, and the words "Hizbullah = Hamas", "Allah Acbar" and a few swastikas were found sprayed on the walls. Akko Police Commander Deputy Nitzav Moshe Cohen said Monday morning that the incident is being investigated...

4 lightly injured in rocket attack near Akko Several rockets land in Akko area Monday morning, house suffers direct hit; no injuries reported. Siren activated in Haifa. On Sunday evening, rockets reach Afula, Jezreel Valley for first time. Air strikes in Lebanon continue: Lebanese soldiers killed in radar shelling on shores in Tripoli area Ahiya Raved Sixth day of war in north: Another siren was activated early Monday in the city of Haifa, which was forced to cope with the deadliest blow so far Sunday morning – with eight killed and dozens injured following a rocket attack. The city was...