Arab society in Israel is literally fighting for its life. The number of murder victims from this sector has exceeded every possible record. On January 1, 2024, the meter will reset again, and the leading news broadcasts will open with an item about the first murdered person in 2024 from Arab society.
Not only is Arab society, with all its layers and nuances, not indifferent to what is underway within it, but in recent years it has sounded a heartfelt cry. This is not only a cry of pain, sadness, and grief, but also a cry of desperation, frustration, and resentment.
This cry cannot be, and should not be, the cry of the Arab public in Israel alone, but rather, the cry of the Israeli public as a whole. Crime, especially organized crime, has taken over Arab society like malignant cancerous cells, and it is spreading at a dizzying pace in every body part of Israeli society. Failure to deal with crime in the Arab society in Israel properly, correctly, and effectively can potentially harm not only social resilience but also the national security of the State of Israel. It emerges as a black hole of uncontrolled and unsupervised (criminal) power.
Since the events of October 2000, the Arab public in Israel has not come out in masses to protest in the public space. This time, it rallied in Tel Aviv to protest against the existing situation. This was part of what the organizers called the "death march." When the organizers called on people to participate in the march, they added: "One society, one destiny, one cry." This encapsulates what is and what should be.
Arab society in Israel is literally fighting for its life. The number of murder victims from this sector has exceeded every possible record. On January 1, 2024, the meter will reset again, and the leading news broadcasts will open with an item about the first murdered person in 2024 from Arab society.
Not only is Arab society, with all its layers and nuances, not indifferent to what is underway within it, but in recent years it has sounded a heartfelt cry. This is not only a cry of pain, sadness, and grief, but also a cry of desperation, frustration, and resentment.
This cry cannot be, and should not be, the cry of the Arab public in Israel alone, but rather, the cry of the Israeli public as a whole. Crime, especially organized crime, has taken over Arab society like malignant cancerous cells, and it is spreading at a dizzying pace in every body part of Israeli society. Failure to deal with crime in the Arab society in Israel properly, correctly, and effectively can potentially harm not only social resilience but also the national security of the State of Israel. It emerges as a black hole of uncontrolled and unsupervised (criminal) power.
Since the events of October 2000, the Arab public in Israel has not come out in masses to protest in the public space. This time, it rallied in Tel Aviv to protest against the existing situation. This was part of what the organizers called the "death march." When the organizers called on people to participate in the march, they added: "One society, one destiny, one cry." This encapsulates what is and what should be.