National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has reportedly canceled an anti-crime drive in several Arab towns because the project is being run by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which he called “a leftist organization.”
The Joint, or JDC, is the largest Jewish relief agency in the world, which has been funding projects major relief, rescue and welfare projects in Israel and globally for over 100 years.
Far-right nationalist Ben Gvir made the remarks at a recent meeting when it was decided that his ministry would no longer fund or cooperate with the project, dubbed “Stopping the Bleeding,” the Kan public broadcaster reports.
The National Security Ministry says in a statement responding to the report that the project was canceled because the JDC had not provided the required semiannual reports on its activities for a year and a half.
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