Violence, Organized Crime on the Rise in Arab Community in Israel
Mohammad Al-Kassim
Insecurity, lack of trust in police plague sector’s cities and towns
Ahmad Hijazi, a 22-year-old nursing student, was killed in the crossfire during a gun battle between police and suspected criminals in northern Israel last week.
Hijazi, who is from Tamra in the Lower Galilee, was studying for an exam with his friend and neighbor Dr. Mohamed Armoush when they heard the sound of bullets and went outside. Armoush told Nas Radio, a local radio station broadcast from Nazareth, that they were both caught in what he described as a “battlefield.”