Homicide Rates Hike as Ben-Gvir Pushes for Security Service Inclusion in Arab Society; Weakened and at Odds With the Minister, Police Chief Relies on Shin Bet Head Support
‘Since Ben-Gvir Took Office, He May Say That Crime and the Arab Community Interest Him, but He Has No Organized Plan and He’s Busy With Clashes With the Police, Demonstrations and Other Issues That Perhaps Interest His Electorate,’ a Member of the Council of Arab Mayors Says
Maj. Gen. Jamal Hakroosh, who headed the unit fighting crime in the Arab community in Israel, said he stayed at the scene of the murder – and the acting police commissioner accepted his version of events
Jamal Hakroosh, who headed Israel's division on tackling crime in the Arab community, didn't try to stop the suspect or offer aid to the victim, who eventually succumbed to his wounds