Akko riots resume, mayor demands firmer police hand

Violence threatens to paralyze city’s streets for fourth consecutive night since Yom Kippur, Mayor Lankry rejects gesture of condemnation from Arab leaders, demands police take action to end ongoing public disturbance

The series of violent riots that erupted on Yom Kippur evening in Akko resumed on Saturday evening for the fourth consecutive day. As night fell the clashes between the city’s Jewish and Arab residents erupted once more, with both sides hurling rocks towards the others’ homes and businesses.

Police already deployed in the city are working to disperse the crowd.

However Akko Mayor Shimon Lankry is less than impressed with their efforts. “If police employ a heavy-handed approach, the riots in

Akko would be over very quickly,” he said following a meeting with police brass earlier in the evening. Police Commissioner Dudu Cohen and Commander Shimon Koren, who heads the force’s northern district, vowed to take a firm stance against the rioters.

But Lankry said the police have it wrong. “They have this erroneous belief that there shouldn’t be too many arrests. Only 30 people have been taken into custody since the riots began, that’s just not enough.


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October 11, 2008 | Filed Under Latest News 

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