Gun violence soaring in Israel's Arab community, as government cuts funding
After boasting in his election campaign that his primary goal in the Knesset would be curbing violence and crime, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has already cut funding for such programs in the Arab community.
BAQA AL-GHARBIYYEH, Israel — The Israeli police force has published data on its campaign against violence in the Arab sector since January, revealing that it has seized, among other weapons, 351 illegally owned pistols during that period alone.
The report released last week identified some 1,800 people as the "main generators of crime within Israeli-Arab society.”
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