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Surge in Arab crime lifts profile of #Arab_Lives_Matter campaign

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Published: 24 September 2021

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Activists demand end to crime raging in Arab sector of Israeli society; hundreds of police recruited in fight against violence

#Arab_Lives_Matter: Activists demand end to crime raging in Arab sector (Jerusalem Post)

"This is where we are tested as a Jewish and democratic state, in our attitude towards the minorities living among us," claims Fink. "I say this as a religious man."

Israel recruiting hundreds of police in fight against violence in Arab community (Times of Israel)

Amid #Arab_Lives_Matter campaign, police minister says Shin Bet will be involved in effort to root out murderers; 2021 death toll expected to be the highest for years

Attitudes toward crime in Arab sector changing among Jews, Arabs (Jerusalem Post)

ANALYSIS: The Twitter hashtag #Arab_Lives_Matter trended following a bloody two-day period of violence in the Arab sector.

Man shot dead in attack at wedding in Arab town, four others wounded (Times of Israel)

Shooting at Taibe celebration is 2nd Arab community murder to take place within hours, bringing number of Arab Israelis killed in apparent homicides this year to 73

Photo: Police at the scene of the murder of Sahar Ismail, the education minister's aide for Arab society, in the northern Israeli town of Rameh, on August 15 (Flash90)

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