15 arrested in largescale operation against violence, protection rackets

• Author: TZVI JOFFRE
• Published date: 24 September 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The operation targeted criminal organizations in the Arab sector. Officers raided 63 homes in 13 villages, including Yarka, Shfar'am and Abu Snan.

Large amounts of cash, weapons and military equipment were seized during the operation. In one of the houses, the wife of one of the suspects hid NIS 50,000 in her bra.

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Over 88 Arabs have been killed in violence in Israel this year, according to the Abraham Initiatives.

The Abraham Initiatives expressed outrage after a shooting took place this week in Taybeh towards a local wedding, tweeting "The state woke up too late and even the establishment of the Seif department - which required internal organization in the police and not a special budget allocation - took half a year from the moment of declaration until the actual establishment last month."

"When 88 Arabs were murdered in Israel alone this year, there are no excuses for this procrastination, and the violence must be eradicated with determined police activity along with dealing with the deeper factors and mobilization of all government ministries relevant to the issue. It's time to join the...