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Michal Shiloah-Galnoor, managing director of Western Galilee Now, looks forward to welcoming tourists back to Akko and the Galilee. Credit: Courtesy of JNF-USA.

Akko information center reopens after sustaining major damage in Arab riots

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Nearly a year after Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF-USA) Tourist Information Center in Akko was severely damaged last May during Arab riots in the city, the center has reopened with plans to welcome back tourists. After significant...
A car is set on fire during clashes between Arab and Jews in Acre, northern Israel, May 12, 2021. Photo by Roni Ofer/Flash90

Arab rioting during Gaza conflict exposes long-simmering issues in Israeli mixed cities

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The rioting and violence that took place in mixed Jewish-Arab cities during the 11-day Gaza conflict in May has unsettled many Israelis and exposed long-simmering problems in these communities, such as high rates of...
Israeli-Arab rioters overturned display cabinets, threw rocks at windows, destroyed merchandise from local vendors and spilled an unknown substance on the floor of Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF-USA) Western Galilee Tourist Information Center. Credit: JNF-USA.

Arab rioters in Israel damage tourism center in Akko’s multicultural Old City

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Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF-USA) Western Galilee Tourist Information Center sustained significant damage overnight after it was ransacked by rioters in Israel’s northern city of Akko. The center, in the heart of Akko’s Old City, has...
Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef speaks during a Shas Party election rally at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem on Feb. 29, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israeli leaders condemn communal violence across towns, cities in Jewish state

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Israeli political leaders condemned communal Arab-Jewish violence raging across Israeli cities and communities on Wednesday, and called for calm. “What is happening in Israel’s cities over the past few days is unacceptable,” Israeli Prime Minister...
Chef Elli Kriel at work in her kosher kitchen in the United Arab Emirates. Credit: Courtesy.

Delicious diplomacy: From Dubai to Akko, food as the great equalizer

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Jewish identity is invariably related to food, as witnessed through Jewish dietary laws, holiday traditions and consciousness. Retaining this identity is a matter of pride for many, and in our globalized, modern world, the...