PM appoints ex-prison chief as czar to counter violence in Arab sector
Appointment of Aharon Franko causes a stir among Arab MKs due to remarks made in 2009, when he called the Arab community ungrateful ; PM says criminality in the sector should be treated as terrorism
Hassan Shaalan |
Published: 02.03.21 , 22:42
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday appointed the former head of the Israel Prison Service as a czar to counter violence in the Arab sector.
Violence has been ravaging the Arab communities in recent month, with local residents and some lawmakers accusing the government of not doing enough to prevent it. A shootout in the Arab town of Tamra on Monday night ended with a medical student accidentally killed, having been caught in the cross fire.