Acre

One month after going missing, Israel Police request help locating 16-year-old Acre teen

Police have asked anyone with information on his whereabouts to either report it to the police hotline (100) or to the Acre Police Station over the phone at 04-987-6808.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Karim Abdel Kader, who was last seen on July 20.
The spectacle is fully accessible to people with disabilities

Will the new project bring tourists back to Acre?

A new audiovisual project at the Crusader Fortress turns Old Acre into a night show – with video mapping, powerful sound, and a historical journey from antiquity to the present day.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN
A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) as Emperor Napoleon 1 of France on 1 June 1815 in Paris, France. An engraving by Samuel Freeman from a painting by Paul Delaroche.

The general's covenant: Why Napoleon's lost talisman is destined for Israel - opinion

A newly surfaced artifact linked to Napoleon Bonaparte revives his 1799 proclamation to the Jewish people, shedding new light on a vision that predated modern Zionism.

|ByDR. G. HEATH KING
Guests enter the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens in Bahji, in the northern Israeli port city of Acre, February 26, 2026

Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha

The Ayyam-i-Ha festival is celebrated in the days before the Baha’i Fast and is dedicated to community service, hospitality, and generosity.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Israel’s mixed cities are on fire. Here’s how put out the flames.

Unfortunately for those of us who live in mixed communities where Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel live side by side, the horrific violence was almost inevitable.

MAY 20, 2021ByNASREEN HADDAD HAJ-YAHYA/JTA
Medics evacuate an injured man during clashes between Arab and Jews in Acre, northern Israel, May 12, 2021.

Ancient Acre hotel ripped apart in hateful riots

As tensions reached a peak in Israel, with escalations between Israel and Gaza as well as riots by both Arabs and Jews targeting one another, many have fallen victim to the hate being spewed.

MAY 17, 2021ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
An inside view of the Arabesque Hotel which was broken into and destroyed by rioters amid ongoing violence in the Old City of Acre

Owner of torched Uri Buri restaurant vows: Nothing will break me

Uri Buri, which is located in an ancient stone building overlooking the Acre harbor, was the most prominent landmark to be hit by the violence.

MAY 12, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
Israeli restaurateur Uri Yirmias stands outside his world-famous fish restaurant 'Uri Buri' in the Old City of Acre, in 2016.

Harmony and musical accord in Acre's art gallery

The gallery represents 35 local artists, many of whom are new immigrants.

APRIL 5, 2021ByDANIEL SHORKEND
WORKS BY Leonid Efremov and Tanya Schwartz.

Acre over Passover: Attractions you don't want to miss in this urban gem

Here are the top recommended things to see and do in Acre this Passover.

MARCH 31, 2021ByADI BEN EZER
A young man jumps in the water in Acre's Old City.

'Exciting': Ambulance driver helps deliver baby in unexpected house call

"That was such an exciting moment," Schachde said.

MARCH 18, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
Ambulance driver Khaled Schachde with the newborn baby girl he helped deliver, March 18, 2021.

Border Police officer arrested after officer found shot in base

The officer who was arrested shared a room with Madi and is suspected of reckless homicide and disrupting the investigation.

FEBRUARY 19, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Border Police officer Naim Madi

Farkash-Hacohen: UAE Hanukkah candle-lighting 'topples walls'

First Israeli-Dubai Digital Tourism Forum meeting with hundreds of participants from the UAE, Israel, held on Wednesday.

DECEMBER 16, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A giant menorah is lit up to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 10, 2020.

Israeli industrialist Michael Strauss dies at 86

The former chairman of the Strauss Group is survived by his three children, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

OCTOBER 18, 2020ByEVE YOUNG
Michael Strauss, former chair of the Strauss group

A family-oriented and friendly base in Acre

The 125-room Palm Beach Hotel has a lot going for it.

AUGUST 16, 2020ByLIAT COLLINS
Palm Beach Hotel, Acre