DORON KORNBLUTH and SETH ARONSTAM: The only mention of Akko in the Tanach is at the end of the first chapter of the Book of Judges, where, tellingly, it says, “(The Tribe of) Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Akko…”
Akko was a Crusader stronghold.
More recently, Napoleon failed to defeat the Turkish Ottomans here in 1799. In 1948’s War of Independence, there were major battles here between Arabs and Jews — and to this day it is a mixed city.It is unclear when Akko’s story started — but it very clear that is not yet complete.
