Al-Jazeera on Acre Riots

by Charles Lenchner · 2008-10-17 17:58:00 +1100
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This is a decent newscast covering the Acre events.

This is a TV feature from Ha'aretz on Acre. Apparently, Hezbollah is not praising Israeli Palestinians (after bombing them two summers ago). I'd embed it - but it's not possible. (if it is, tell someone tell me how!). In the accomponying article, we hear the voice of the Arab driver who allegedly sparked the violence by driving into a Jewish neighborhood while playing loud msic, on Yom Kippur:

"If what I did caused this, I am ready to sacrifice my neck right here on this table, on lowered gallows, just to return peace and quiet back to the city of Acre, to bring co-existence back to its place.

Jamal said that contrary to the accusations brought against him, he had not been drunk nor playing loud music when he entered the Jewish neighborhood last Wednesday. "I just wanted to go home, I made a mistake and tried to ask for forgiveness. This has been a harrowing experience," he said.

Jamal went on to say that he had been one of the founders of a community co-existence committee in Acre: "We invented co-existence," he said. "They have made me out to be a murderer, they've turned me into a fascist. We are not Nazis, we are not fascists."

Personally, I think Arab Acre should focus on making better knafeh. (Nazereth knafeh kicks Acre's knafeh's ass.) If that won't improve coexistence, then there really is no hope.

Charles Lenchner
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