Akko

Postcard from the new Israel

"One woman actually asked me why Jews would want to live in the Holy Land." It is not possible, however, to avoid the phrase "Holy Land" plastered across tour buses on the road. Tel Aviv is dotted with skyscrapers, Haifa is...

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Int'l Experts Ponder How to Protect Israel's Heritage Sites

A gathering of international experts spent three days this week pondering how to protect some of Israel's most important and unique heritage sites from being destroyed by natural disasters -- and vandals. The Israel Antiquities...

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Music: Eliad Eliyahu's "Shining Sky"

Israel National News TV meets Jewish music singer Eliad Eliyahu to hear his work and discuss his latest album, "The Shining Light of Sky". Eliad, who drew closer to his Judaism during his army service, talks about the influence...

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'Rock of Ages' Discovered in Akko

Follow Israel news briefs on and (IsraelNN.com) A treasure trove of ancient pieces of marble has been discovered hidden beneath a cellar floor in a destroyed 13th century building in Akko. According to Dr. Edna Stern,...

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Was Akko Stabbing Covered Up to Appease Arabs?

Follow Israel news briefs on and (IsraelNN.com) The mother of a young Jewish stabbing victim in Akko believes authorities are keeping the attack quiet in order to appease local Arabs. Speaking from her son's bedside in a...

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Akko Kids Join Prayers for Rain

Follow Israel news briefs on and (IsraelNN.com) Schoolchildren from the Noam Herzog in Akko (Acre) held a special ceremony early this week in which they prayed for rain. The ceremony was held on the seventh day of the Jewish...

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UNWRA Stages 'Propoganda Play' against IDF

In an interview with Israel National News last January, Gunness said that it was not clear, for example, that white phosphorous had been used in the Israeli shelling. For the past several months, the United Nations has been...

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Dep. Min.Warns of Earthquake

Deputy Minister of Defense Matan Vilnai participated Wednesday morning in a readiness exercise for an earthquake scenario in Akko (Acre). "I want to remind you of the earthquake we experienced in October 1973 – a man-made...

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Rabies Concern in Galilee Cowshed

Follow Israel news briefs on and (IsraelNN.com) The Health Ministry is checking suspicions of an outbreak of rabies at a dairy farm in the Jewish community of Bustan, near Akko in the western Galilee, according to Ynet. Signs...

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Attias: Some Populations Shouldn't Live Together

Housing and Construction Minister Ariel Attias raised a stir Thursday when he warned against a growing anti-Israel Arab population in the Galilee and stated that mixed Arab-Jewish cities were “unsuitable.” Attias, a member of...

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