Shimon Lankri Explained

Shimon Lankri (Hebrew: שמעון לנקרי) (born 16 November 1961) is the former mayor of Acre, Israel (Akko). He was first elected in 2003, and reelected in 2008, 2013 and 2018.

In 2013, Lankri was shot by masked gunmen while he was driving near his home.[1] [2] [3] In 2015, Lankri visited Azerbaijan with the head of Acre's Azerbaijani Mountain Jews community.[4]

In 2016, he was part of the inauguration of a ferry service between Haifa and Acre. The trip takes 45 minutes.[5] [6]

In 2017, Lankri and national government leaders announced plans to expand housing for a projected doubling of the city's size.[7]

Lankri was part of the opening of an American Corners in Acre.[8] Lankri is a member of Pnima, a group working to alleviate divisions among Jews in Israel.[9] [10] Lankri supports youth centers that double as pool halls.[11]

Arab-Jewish relations

Arab residents have expressed concerns about getting their fair share of services and schools, and have become increasingly concerned over very religious and nationalist settler Jews having moved to the city, but Lankri has said all residents are treated equally and supported development projects.[12] About 28 percent of the city is Arab and lives in a more run down section of the city.[12]

Lankri has been chairman of the Acre Festival.[13] In 2008 he cancelled the festival after clashes between Muslim and Jewish residents.[14]

In 2017, Lankri weighed in on a proposed ban of a Palestinian performance of a play about Palestinian prisoners in Israel from the Fringe Theater Festival of Acre.[15]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.timesofisrael.com/acre-mayor-tells-all-about-assassination-attempt/ Recovering Acre mayor tells all about assassination attempt
  2. https://www.timesofisrael.com/acre-mayor-out-of-danger-lucky-to-be-alive/ Acre mayor ‘out of danger,’ lucky to be alive
  3. https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-arrest-four-in-shooting-of-acre-mayor/ Police arrest four in shooting of Acre mayor
  4. http://m.jpost.com/Metro/City-Notes-Acre-mayor-guest-of-honor-in-Azerbaijan-390705 02/11/15 CITY NOTES: ACRE MAYOR GUEST OF HONOR IN AZERBAIJAN
  5. Web site: After over a decade of dreaming, tourist ferry connects Haifa, Acre. 13 October 2016 .
  6. Web site: Podolsky . Philip . Ahren . Raphael . AP . Gross . Judah Ari . Agencies . Agencies . Agencies . Acre mayor 'out of danger,' lucky to be alive . The Times of Israel . 22 March 2013 . 10 February 2018.
  7. News: Akko to double in size - Globes English. Globes. 5 April 2017 . 4 December 2022.
  8. State Magazine, Issue 531; Issues 533-540, Front Cover, U.S. Department of State, 2009 - Diplomatic and consular service, American page 4
  9. Lee Yaron Former Israeli Army Chiefs Launch 'Apolitical' Movement to Heal Society's Rifts, Haaretz.com. Accessed 4 December 2022.
  10. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/from-inward-to-upward-the-secretive-pnima-movement-457580/amp Profile
  11. Web site: In Akko, Pool Halls Keep Youth from Falling into Corner Pocket. IsraelNationalNews.com. 20 October 2010 . 4 December 2022.
  12. Web site: Devout Israeli Jews adopt settler ethos, move to Arab-Jewish cities to cement Jewish presence. Fox News. 4 October 2012.
  13. News: President Rivlin Speaks Out Against Israel's Proposed University Ethics Code. Jonathan. Lis. 11 June 2017. Haaretz.
  14. National Minority, Regional Majority: Palestinian Arabs Versus Jews in Israel, Front Cover, Yitzhak Reiter, Syracuse University Press, 2009 page 287
  15. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-regev-backs-festival-ban-of-play-about-palestinians-1.5480647 Israeli Culture Minister Backs Festival Ban of Play About Palestinians

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