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Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel protest in Tel Aviv against police inaction and surging crime and violence in Arab communities, March 13, 2021. (Flash90)

Why Israel wants Palestinians to have guns

From criminal gangs in Lyd to security forces in Ramallah, Palestinians who turn their guns on each other are serving Israel's apartheid rule.

By Rami Younis September 8, 2021

Palestinian citizens of Israel protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem against gun violence and organized crime in their communities, October 10, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

How crime became a cover for Israel to tighten control of Palestinian citizens

Rather than addressing the roots of crime and violence among Palestinian citizens, Israel is advancing plans to depoliticize the community.

By Shahrazad Odeh December 4, 2020

Palestinian citizens of Israel protest against violence, organized crime, and recent killings in their communities, in the Arab town of Majd al-Krum, northern Israel, October 3, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)

‘No one cares’: Palestinian citizens decry Israeli inaction on gun violence

With casualties rising, Palestinian citizens of Israel say the police are refusing to address the root causes of crime and violence in their communities.

By Judith Sudilovsky September 29, 2020

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Tens of thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel protest against gun violence and under-policing in the Arab town of Majd al-Krum, northern Israel, on October 3, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Protests against gun violence trigger a political awakening for Palestinians in Israel

A wave of demonstrations against gun violence and police negligence has inspired a renewed sense of solidarity among Palestinian citizens of Israel, according to veteran activist Fida Tabony. After years of division, ‘we’re acting like a people,’ she says. Fida Tabony remembers leaving her office in Nazareth around 2 p.m. one day, about two months ago, as…

By Henriette Chacar October 23, 2019

Chairman of the Joint List, MK Ayman Odeh, at the protest against gun violence and organized crime in Palestinian communities in Israel, October 3, 2019. (Courtesy of the Joint List)

Tens of thousands of Palestinian citizens in Israel protest gun violence, organized crime

Citing years of police indifference and a state policy that has exacerbated gun violence and organized crime among Palestinians in Israel, members of the community consider boycott as a new tactic. By Suha Arraf More than 20,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel protested against gun violence on Thursday, in the northern Galilee town of Majd al-Krum. Demonstrators…

By +972 Magazine October 4, 2019

Illustrative photo of Israeli police at a murder scene, October 10, 2018. (Flash90)

‘Israeli authorities treat gun violence in our community as an Arab problem’

Israeli police estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of illegal guns among Palestinian citizens of Israel, a community suffering from under-policing and high levels of violence. Are the guns the problem? And what can be done about it? The Palestinian community in Israel has been experiencing an ongoing wave of violence for some years…

By Rami Younis December 19, 2018

Bedouin mourners pray near the body of Sami Ziadna, 43, during his funeral in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat, January 19, 2015. Sami died a day earlier following clashes with Israeli police during the funeral of another Bedouin man who was killed a week earlier by Israeli policemen in the city. (Photo by Activestills.org)

Does the state care when its Arab citizens are murdered?

As long as Arabs are the ones being murdered, the State of Israel has no problem with illegally-owned weapons. Only when Jews are harmed does this become a national issue. And then they wonder why we aren’t loyal. By Abed Abu Shehada I came home at around 9 p.m. and pressed the button for the elevator.…

By Haokets January 7, 2016