Arabs continue to bear the brunt of organized crime in IsraelRAMALLAH: About a million and a half Palestinian citizens living in Israel are at the mercy of organized crime gangs operating largely with impunity in their communities. A number of factors fuel organized crime and the violence that comes with it within Arab communities. Israeli banks will not give loans to people who do not possess construction licenses from the Israeli authorities, for example. The majority of suspects arrested and prosecuted in connection with organized crime are the lower level “contractors,” not the gang leaders or those who fund the crimes. In the meantime, organized crime and the violence that accompanies it continues in the Palestinian community, despite the claims by authorities about its decline.

Source: Ethiopian News March 01, 2022 07:09 UTC