An Israeli soldier guards Jewish settlers as they walk in the Palestinian al-Sahlah street (Photo AFP)Israeli Town Hit By Third Day Of Jewish-Arab Clashes -- AFP
ACRE, Israel (AFP) — Police clashed with Jewish protesters in Acre on Friday as Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni travelled to the northern Israeli city to appeal for calm after two days of clashes between Arab and Jews.
Police fired a water cannon at the crowd of about 200 people as some demonstrators hurled bottles and stones at security forces.
Chanting "death to Arabs," the protesters were headed from a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood to the house of an Arab when police intervened.
The incident took place just hours after Livni, who is trying to form a new government and replace outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, travelled to Acre, where she issued what she said was "a message of reconciliation and cooperation to calm tempers within the population."
Police deployed an additional 500 officers to help the 200-strong local force after violence broke out on Wednesday night as Jews observed Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement.
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My Comment: This has always been Israel's Achilles heel. Riots between Israeli Arabs and Jews.
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