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After 24th Arab Israeli falls victim to gun violence, his town protested police inaction

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Published: 24 May 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

"The crime problem among Arabs is the most bothersome issue among the Arab minority in Israel."

Arab communities protest failure of Israeli police to fight organised crime (Haaretz)
Community leaders point finger at “racist Netanyahu government”; 24 Arab citizens have been killed in Israel since the beginning of the year

After 24th Arab Israeli falls victim to gun violence, his town set to protest police neglect (Haaretz)
Baka al-Garbiyeh resident Ahmad Mazen Dra'ima, 35, died of gunshot wounds on Sunday night. Residents and officials charge that “the police need to function, not just as lip service”

Photo: Residents of the towns of Tamra and Shfaram protest outside Shfaram police station on Monday against the Israeli police's failure to fight crime in Arab communities. Credit: Gil Eliahu
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