Terrorism against Druze residents must be prevented too
A most horrific case of 4 assassinations occurred in a township where the residents are mostly of Druze background occurred:
In the wake of the recent political murders in the Arab Israeli sector, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other ministers convened a subcommittee dedicated to fighting the surging problem and announced that the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) would be joining the fight against criminal organizations in the Arab communities.The authorities are hopefully taking steps to address the issue, as the government is, and they'd do well to start tracking down the syndicates who're possibly connected with the awful crimes. This can't be allowed to continue.
[...] Netanyahu reportedly chastised the head of the Arab Authorities Committee, Moder Younes, at the meeting for the latter’s refused to admit that criminal organizations were behind the recent crimes.
Netanyahu said on Tuesday in response to the Monday evening killing of Tira city manager Abed al-Rahman Kashu that the Shin Bet would be employed against the Arab sector crimes.
Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Kashu’s killing crossed a red line.
“These murders, the criminal organizations, the protection rackets, taking over municipalities, this is something we cannot afford,” said Netanyahu.
Hundreds of Arab citizens marched on Wednesday in the funeral of Kashu, voicing anger at what they say is the Israeli government’s failure to curb a surge in criminal violence ripping through their communities.
[...] In the other political murder this week in the Arab sector, four Druze men were shot dead late Tuesday night in Abu Snan, three of them members of the Saab family. Emergency services said that the men suffered serious wounds and they were forced to pronounce the men ages 30-50 dead at the scene.
Victim Ghazi Saab wrote on Facebook on August 2 saying that he was running for president of his local council and that he would work to better the country. Saab also denounced the rise of violent crime in the Arab sector on July 24, calling on people to solve problems through means other than violence.
“The crime and acts of violence in our villages have exceeded all limits and we can no longer remain silent about them,” Saab wrote. “Enough of the violence… we are very saddened by what is happening in our beloved country.” Israeli Druze spiritual leader Skeikh Mowafaq Tarif described the crime as a massacre and terrorism and demanded that the government take action.
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