A group of tourists, including children, was attacked today in the Old City of Akko today by a group of Arabs.
The Arabs tried to push the hikers from a high wall within the Old City such that one of the tourists, a career soldier, was forced to pull out his gun to defend the other hikers.
After the incident, the soldier – of all people – was taken into the local police station for questioning, and his weapon was confiscated. Attorney Adi Kedar of the Honenu Legal Rights Organization is providing legal council to the soldier.
“We were touring inside the Old CIty, when suddenly an Arab youth came up to us and threatened to push us off the wall to the ground below. We’re talking about a high wall – 12 meters. After several minutes more men and youth joined the Arab youth; one of them actually tried to push members of our group from the wall and endanger their lives.
by Reut Hadar