Peres Condemns Violence in Acre
Shimon Peres has called for peace to return to the riot-torn city of Acre, after four days of violence between Jewish and Arab Israeli mobs. Said the Israeli President, “There are several religions in Israel, there is only one law and one police.” The violence was sparked when an Arab-Israeli man was accused of driving and playing loud music in a Jewish neighborhood during Yom Kippur, which was considered offensive by many Jewish citizens. An Arab mob formed in response to allegations that the accused had been killed, and violence has gone back and forth ever since, with crimes against property being reported throughout the city.
This event is an example of the precarious peace that exists in communities throughout Israel, and the tit-for-tat nature of violence between Jewish and Arab Israelis.
Gavin Yerxa
