Arabs and Jews quarrel over Acre’s Old City
Minarets, green domes and an Ottoman-era clock tower look out over the brightly painted fishing boats that line the quayside.
Minarets, green domes and an Ottoman-era clock tower look out over the brightly painted fishing boats that line the quayside.
With the Jews mistrustful and the Arabs resentful, violence has the potential to set ethnic tensions aflame and shatter the uneasy coexistence that prevails.
The only school in Acre that serves both Jewish and Arab pupils — the el-Mahaba, took a direct hit from a rocket during the war.