High Court<\/a> rejecting police entrance to certain areas, calling for police not to set up roadblocks in Arab towns.<\/p>\n\u201cI say to those local authority heads: stop the hypocrisy, do some soul-searching. We are acting against crime, and you should not interfere,\u201d Ben-Gvir said.<\/p>\n
Opposition party leaders expressed their support for the demonstration, sharply criticizing the government for its conduct in fighting against crime in the Arab sector.<\/p>\n
Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) said that it was \u201ctime for this failed government to stop treating the problems of Arab citizens of Israel as separate from the problems of the country as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government is failing to provide personal security, failing to address protection rackets, and failing in the fight against violent crime,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot (Yashar!) supported the protest and called to replace the government.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mass protest taking place now in Sakhnin is a cry against the rising violence under a government that has lost touch with reality and forgotten what responsibility means,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The protest comes after a 40-signature debate in the Knesset with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday titled \u201cThe government\u2019s ongoing failure to eradicate violence and crime in the Arab sector.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under Knesset rules, such a debate can be initiated by the opposition and requires the prime minister\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n
The debate was opened by MK Mansour Abbas, the chairperson of Ra\u2019am (the United Arab List).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe requested this debate due to the rise in rates of violence and crime in Israel, particularly within Arab society,\u201d Abbas told the plenum.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government is failing to rise to the level of the challenge and, regrettably, is abandoning the lives of the country\u2019s citizens, Jews and Arabs alike,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu rejected the criticism in response. \u201cIn complete contrast to what was said here, I and the government I lead view this issue as a central national challenge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have transferred budgets to Arab local authorities responsibly, built an oversight framework, and created a reliable and transparent funding mechanism,\u201d Netanyahu added.<\/p>\n
According to a December report by the Abraham Initiatives, 2025 was the deadliest year so far for Arab society in Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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