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Israeli president has crisis confab with multifaith clergy
‘We cannot forget that we believe in the same God. All of us are children of Abraham. We must look, with all the problems, at the half-full cup,’ says Waqf official at Akko meeting.
President Reuven Rivlin with clergy in Akko, May 14, 2021. Photo by Mark Neyman/GPO
Amid spiraling violence throughout mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhoods in Israel, President Reuven Rivlin met with the local leadership from all sectors of society in Acre (Akko) on Friday, May 14.
At the meeting, led by Mayor Shimon Lankri, the clergy members made a joint call to end violence and calm the situation in this northern coast city.
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Earlier on Wednesday, President Reuven Rivlin harshly condemned Tuesday s pogrom and riots by an Arab mob, and was critical of what he called the silence of Arab leaders in Israel on the events.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the incidents are reminiscent of sights from our people s past, and we cannot accept that. During a visit in the northern city of Acre, where businesses were torched the night before, he vowed to stop anarchy and bring back sovereignty to Israel s cities with an iron fist if necessary.
Israel declared on Tuesday night a state of emergency in Lod, a mixed Arab-Jewish city that saw a series of serious incidents throughout the day, in a bid to quell the violence that wounded 12, including one in serious condition.