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	Directory - Regional: Middle East: Israel: Localities: Akko: Maps and Views
		Gems in Israel: Acco (Acre) Map · Talking map of the area.
		Akko City Maps · Detailed 3D-like map of the old city, and location of Akko on the map of Israel.
		Webshots - Images of Old Acre (Akko) · iweb · High resolution photos of the old city of Acre (Akko), the ancient capital of the Crusaders.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=770449 (120 words)

	Royal Family of Europe - pafg77 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Joan "of Acre" Princess of ENGLAND [Parents] was born in 1272 in (acre), Akko, Hazafon, Israel.
		He married Joan "of Acre" Princess of ENGLAND in Jan 1296/1297 in Akko, Hazafon, Israel.
		Mary De MONTHERMER was born about 1301 in Israel>.
	www.ishipress.com /royalfam/pafg77.htm (1610 words)

	antique print index 2
		antique print st jean d´acre acco israel acre
		antique print plain of esdraelon from jenin jezreel esdrelom israel palestine
		antique print jezrahel mount gilboa and bethsan jezreel israel palestine
	www.antique-prints.de /print-index2.html (1341 words)

	Royal Family of Europe - pafg77 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Joan "of Acre" Princess of ENGLAND [Parents] was born in 1272 in (acre), Akko, Hazafon, Israel.
		He married Joan "of Acre" Princess of ENGLAND in Jan 1296/1297 in Akko, Hazafon, Israel.
		Ralph De MONTHERMER was born about 1275 in <(acre), Akko, Hazafon, Israel>.
	www.ishipress.com /royalfam/pafg77.htm (1610 words)

	Akko
		af:Acre de:Akkon fr:Acre (Israël) he:עכו nl:Akko no:Acre (Israel) pl:Akka
		According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2003 the city had a total population of 45,600.
		Theoretically it was in the territory of the tribe of Asher, and Josephus assigns it by name to the district of one of Solomon 's provincial governors.
	www.mywiseowl.com /articles/Akko (1610 words)

	Israel: Akko (Acre)
		When the Crusaders invaded Palestine, they made Acre (under such a name Akko was known in the Middle Ages) their capital.
		But after two hundred years the Crusaders were defeated, the city was ruined, and only in the late 18th century Acre was rebuilt and became a centre of a Turkish province.
		The Holy Land is the world centre of Baha'i faith, since the founder of the religion, Baha'ullah, was sent to Akko by Turkish authorities, died in Akko in 1892 and was buried there.
	www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il /~bazlov/israel/acre.html (361 words)

	Akko
		Acre, city, Israel - Acre, Israel: see Akko.
		Akko was assigned to the Arabs in the 1948 partition of Palestine, but it was captured by Israeli forces in the Arab-Israeli war of that year.
		45,300), NW Israel, a port on the Bay of Haifa (an arm of the Mediterranean Sea).
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0802953.html (409 words)

	MIFTAH--Israel and me: Enigmas of Departure
		When I was born the territory was indeed called Palestine; Acre is the English equivalent of Akka, the Arabic name of my hometown in the north of the country.
		Elia Zureik — born Palestine, left Israel, lives Canada — is stopped in transit through Tel Aviv airport, and under the interrogator’s gaze discovers how deep and complex is the Israeli state’s ambition to define him.
		The officer implied that there was no such a place in Israel, and that I was making it up (Arabic is one of the two official languages in the country).
	www.miftah.org /Display.cfm?DocId=4507&CategoryId=5 (1959 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Middle East: Israel: Localities: Akko: Society and Culture: History
		Archaeology in Israel: Acco (Acre) - The history and archaeological remains of the city's past.
		Akko (Acre) - History of the city, including the 1947 prison break-in.
		Regional: Middle East: Israel: Society and Culture: History (188)
	dmoz.org /Regional/Middle_East/Israel/Localities/Akko/Society_and_Culture/History (143 words)

	Zionist Land Acquisition
		Personal experiences with the difficulties and triumphs of land acquisition in the Emek Jezreel valley of Israel in the period from 1891 to the 1920s are documented in great detail in this memoir published in 1929.
		The Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth LeYisrael) was established to buy land in Palestine for reclamation and Jewish settlement.
		Shlomo Gravetz of the Jewish National Fund says: "Throughout the history of land reclamation by Jews in Eretz Yisrael, the Arabs have always claimed that the Jews were throwing them off their land.
	www.palestinefacts.org /pf_early_palestine_zionists_land.php (1096 words)

	Stock Photographs of Israel, Israli stock photographs, stock photos of Israel, Israeli stock fotos
		Photographs of Israel, photos, Israeli photographs, fotos of Israel, Ezreal, Esreal, Izreal, Ako, Acre, Cesseria, Gerusalem, gerasalem, jersulem.caesarea, Caesarea,
		stock Photographs of Israel, stock photos, Israeli stock photographs, fotos of Israel, Ezreal, Esreal, Izreal, Ako, Acre, Cesseria, Gerusalem, gerasalem, jersulem.caesarea, caseria,hassidic, hassidic, hasidic
		Stock Photographs of Israel, Israli stock photographs, stock photos of Israel, Israeli stock fotos
	www.seewald.com /israel.htm (325 words)

	Acre (disambiguation)
		Acre is also the Crusader name given to the city in Israel called Akko in Hebrew, "Akka" in Arabic.
		An acre is a unit of measure land area.
		Acre is the name of one of the states of Brazil, see Acre (state).
	www.factsite.co.uk /en/wikipedia/a/ac/acre__disambiguation_.html (325 words)

	Ner Israel Rabbinical College
		Ner Israel is housed on the beautiful 90 acre Beren campus in suburban Baltimore.
		Ner Israel Rabbinical College was founded in 1933 by the revered Talmudic giant Rabbi Jacob I. Ruderman of blessed memory for the express purpose of transplanting the great citadels of European Talmudic scholarship in the American soil.
		Ner Israel is authorized by the State of Maryland to grant a Bachelor's, Master's and Doctor of Talmudic Law.
	www.universities.com /Schools/N/Ner_Israel_Rabbinical_College.asp (325 words)

	City of Acre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also: Israel, Palestine, Crusade, District of Acre.
		The city of Acre (Hebrew עַכּוֹ, Standard Hebrew ʻAkko, Tiberian Hebrew ʻAkkô; Arabic عكّا ʻAkkā ▶
		According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), at the end of 2003 the city had a total population of 45,600.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akko (1586 words)

	The Israel sundial trail
		We start our sundial trail in Akko (or Acre - in English maps) in the north - an old town that was the Otoman Governor's headquarters in the late 18th century, on which Napoleon Bonnaparte put a siege in 1792.
		In the youth department of "Israel Museum", there are two intersting sundials.
		Most of them were done by a Yugoslavian Franciscan priest - Father Ivan Francowic', who served in Israel for more then 20 years, between the 1940's till his death in 1967'.
	www.sundials.co.uk /~israel.htm (2264 words)

	Where To Go Next Travel Newsletter
		Akko (in English, known as Acre) is one of three UNESCO Heritage Sites in Israel (the others are the Old City of Jerusalem and Masada), and has been a draw for visitors ever since it became the capital of the Crusader Kingdom in the twelfth century.
		AKKO, Israel - The El-Basha Turkish Bath- or Hamam- built by the Ottoman Turks in this Israeli port city in 1795, has been transformed into one of the country's most charming museums, says Rami Levi, Tourism Ambassador of Israel to North and South America.
		Akko's underground Crusader City, is a magnificently restored and lit network of vaulted halls and chambers.
	www.wheretogonext.com /releases/2003_7_1_Akko_Unveils_Restored_Turkish.php (348 words)

	Acre (Akko)
		Today, the population of Acre is approximately 40,000 and has one of the higher proportions of non-Jews of any of Israel's cities, with roughly 25 percent Christians, Muslims, Druze and Baha'is. The city is a magnet for tourists and the home of the country's steel industry.
		On May 17, 1948, shortly after the Arab invasion, Israeli troops took control of Acre and most of the Arab inhabitants fled.
		The city of Acre or Akko is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, dating back to the time of the Pharaoh Thutmose III (1504-1450 BCE).
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vie/Hillel/Acco1.html (752 words)

	Akko -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		It stands on a low promontory at the northern extremity of the Bay of Acre, 95 miles N.N.W. from (Capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom) Jerusalem.
		Akko's Hamam is notable mainly because it was used by the (Click link for more info and facts about Irgun) Irgun as bridge to break into the citadel's prison.
		In 1750, Daher El-Omar, the ruler of Akko, utilized the remnants of the (A warrior who engages in a holy war) Crusader walls as a foundation for his walls.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ak/akko.htm (1608 words)

	Acre (Akko)
		Today, the population of Acre is approximately 40,000 and has one of the higher proportions of non-Jews of any of Israel's cities, with roughly 25 percent Christians, Muslims, Druze and Baha'is. The city is a magnet for tourists and the home of the country's steel industry.
		On May 17, 1948, shortly after the Arab invasion, Israeli troops took control of Acre and most of the Arab inhabitants fled.
		Acre fell under Ottoman control until the Turks were defeated in 1918 by the British.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vie/Acco.html (752 words)

	Acre (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city of Acre is the English name for the ancient city called Akko in Hebrew and Akka in Arabic, in modern Israel.
		An acre, a unit of land area measurement.
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Acre_(disambiguation) (752 words)

	The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - Cultural Travels Museum of the Month
		The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, founded in 1965, is a 20-acre complex that draws almost 1 million visitors a year to its unmatched collections of Judaica and Middle Eastern archaeology, which include the priceless Dead Sea Scrolls.
		So it is no surprise that after the restoration of the Jewish homeland in 1948 the Israelis would produce a magnificent museum chronicling the history of Palestine and the Middle East.
		In their absence, Palestine continued to be a crucible or a stage for major historical events – the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the ascendancy of the Ottoman Turks, the imperial rivalry between France and Great Britain.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Museums/Archives/Isreal.htm (545 words)

	Municipality of Karmiel (Israel)
		Karmiel was established in 1964 on the side of the road between Acre and Zefat.
	www.efb.ch /flags/flags/il-karmi.html (545 words)

	Israel 10 Day Tour History
		Caesarea, the Roman capital of Palestine, is an 8,000 acre site which is located 23 miles south of Mount Carmel on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
		The prophet Elijah sought refuge from Ahab king of Israel by the brook of Kerith east of the Jordan (1 Kings 17:1-5).
		People from Babylon were part of the group of Jews who returned Israel after living in exile in Babylon (Ezra 2:21; Nehemiah 7:26; 1 Esdras 5:17).
	www.pilgrimtours.com /mideast/israel/israel_10_day_tour__history.htm (12874 words)

	Cleveland Jewish News: Old Akko...Israel's picturesque Crusader city.@ HighBeam Research
		Next to Jerusalem, Israel's most picturesque and colorful city, is Akko or Acre, which lies just across the bay from Haifa, its southern neighbor.
		It is the old Arab city with its restoration now in the hands of the Old Akko Development Co., which is becoming a must-see stop on any visit to Israel.
		Akko actually consists of two cities - Old Akko, a small, walled city of 5,000 Arab inhabitants, and a new, post-1948 city of about 40,000 Jewish residents.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:21929321&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (201 words)

	Directory - Regional: Middle East: Israel: Localities: Akko
		Akko (Acco, Acre) · Aerial photograph and facts about the Israeli city.
		Akko (population 50,000) is one of the most ancient cities in Israel.
		Skyscrapers: Akko · iweb · Information on architecture and demographics in the city.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=770438 (133 words)

	Trouble in Crete and the Balkans
		Mikveh Israel may be considered the mother of Jewish agricultural settlement in Palestine, though it was primarily a school for native Jews of Palestine, with a sprinkling of Jewish boys from abroad.
		Palestine, like all other parts of the empire, sent representatives to the newly constituted parliament in Constantinople, and Palestinian Arabs were given high and responsible office in the new administration.
		In the end the advocates of an advance in Palestine won, and the preparations were being pushed forward when the great German attack in France in March 1918 necessitated the withdrawal of every man who could be spared, and further advance was consequently delayed.
	www.tughranet.f2s.com /paljord.htm (5661 words)

	Israel Resource Review -- 19th May, 1998
		The year 1998, marks the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine; the displacement of its indigenous population; and the destruction of it's cities and villages.
		During the month of May, the Islamic Association For Palestine is launching a long series of events to commemorate the 50 years of occupation of Palestine and the Palestinian dispossession and resistance.
		Gelbar's call to the new Palestine Authority, will be more realistic this time, and to use the NAKBA as a genuine opportunity to adopt an idea and ideology of coexistence for a Jewish and Arab national entity that could make peace with each other.
	www.israelbehindthenews.com /May-19.htm (4183 words)

	District of Acre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The District of Acre (also known as the Province of Acre) was one of the Districts of Palestine, established by the Ottoman Empire, was located within the boundaries of the modern State of Israel.
		In 1948, as a result of both the failure of the 1947_UN_Partition_Plan and the 1948_Arab-Israeli_War, 27 of the villages in the District of Acre were depopulated by Israeli forces.
		In 1888, the Districts of Acre, Latakia, Tripoli, Beirut, and Nablus were separated from Syria and combined with the Province of Beirut.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/District_of_Acre (269 words)

	Jaffa-TAU education initiatve
		A Jaffa college campus is being built on a 10-acre parcel of land donated by an Israeli family through the foundation, she said.
		Diti Shvili, director of the Price-Brodie Initiative, told Heritage that Israel is too financially strapped to provide schools with the kinds of educational enrichments that we in the United States perhaps take for granted.
		When she saw people around the table grimace, Harbon laughed and said "that's the word we use," explaining that she was referring to the "execution" of court judgments and warrants, and not the "execution" of criminals — which, in any case, rarely occurs in Israel, where capital
	www.jewishsightseeing.com /israel/jaffa/2003-08-08-tau-jaffa.htm (269 words)

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