OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AlArabiya.net, Agencies) Israeli police closed off the northern coastal city of Acre on Thursday amid high tension between Arabs and Jews after clashes erupted when an Arab man was assaulted for driving on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Smashed shop fronts and damaged cars were shown on local television as main roads were barred and security helicopters flew over to maintain calm after violence erupted at midnight Wednesday on Yom Kippur. The unrest erupted when an Arab motorist drove into a neighborhood where Arabs and Jews live, playing his car stereo loudly as ceremonies marking Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, were underway, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Scuffles broke out again Thursday as residents took to the streets after Yom Kippur ended. Jews chanted "Death to Arabs," while...
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