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Place of Birth: Tiberias, Northern District, Israel
About Shimon Lankri
- Shimon Lankri is the current mayor of Acre, Israel (Akko).
- He was first elected in 2003, and reelected in 2008 and 2013. In 2013, Lankri was shot by masked gunmen while he was driving near his home.
- In 2015, Lankri visited Azerbaijan with the head of Acre's Azerbaijani Mountain Jews community.
- In 2016, he was part of the inauguration of a ferry service between Haifa and Acre.
- The trip takes 45 minutes. In 2017, Lankri and national government leaders announced plans to expand housing for a projected doubling of the city's size.Lankri was part of the opening of an American Corners in Acre.
- Lankri is a member of Pnima, a group working to alleviate divisions among Jews in Israel.Lankri supports youth centers that double as pool halls.
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