Israel's 'Law and Order' Suddenly Absent in Palestinian Towns
Three men shot dead in Shefa-Amr, part of a grim trend where an astonishing 200 Palestinians with Israeli citizenship were killed in 2023. These aren't random blips; they are the predictable result of systematically underfunded public services, economic deprivation, and a policing system that is either incompetent or, more likely, indifferent when Palestinian lives are on the line. The same
Israeli government that deploys overwhelming force against protesters or uses surveillance on its own citizens somehow finds itself utterly helpless against organized crime in Arab communities. This isn't 'inaction'; it's a feature, not a bug. While billions in US aid bolster Israel's military might, (Congress approved an additional $14.5 billion in military aid in April 2024), the 'internal
security' for Palestinian citizens of Israel seems perpetually relegated to the bottom of the priority list. One might wonder if the government prefers its 'undesirable' citizens to be too preoccupied with internal strife to challenge the status quo, or if they simply don't care about the lives of Arabs, regardless of citizenship. (Could it be both?)