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October 21, 2021

Ambivalence Toward the Jewish State, Rather Than Poverty, Might Be the Cause of Rising Israeli-Arab Crime Rates

Why “Arab Lives Matter” wants more policing, not less.

For several weeks, a recurring theme in Israeli headlines has been endemic crime and rising murder rates in Arab towns and neighborhoods in Israel. Prevalent crime leads to a growing sense of lawlessness, and is taking a human toll on the victims and their families. Although these victims are themselves overwhelmingly Arab, there are indications that the same lawlessness gave rise to the anti-Jewish riots that broke out in the spring. Martin Sherman writes:

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