From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 22, 2026
‘Ben Gvir, you son of a bitch’: Police halt massive march against unchecked violence in Arab community
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Police are preventing a massive march against violent crime in Arab society from continuing beyond Sakhnin, after tens of thousands set out from the northern city toward the Misgav regional council police station.
Most of the protesters head back the way they came, as many in the remaining crowd chant, “Ben Gvir, Ben Gvir, you son of a bitch,” with Sakhnin municipal workers forming a human barrier between them and riot police.
Protesters chant "Ben Gvir, Ben Gvir, you son of a bitch" as massive march in Sakhnin against violent crime in Arab society meets wall of riot police. Municipal workers are separating protesters and law enforcement pic.twitter.com/NYbpS8RMiH
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The demonstration caps off a daylong general strike in Arab cities and towns nationwide, over police’s failure to curb violent crime in the community.
Police have brought out a water cannon, a helicopter and around a dozen mounted officers to block off the road.
The Times of Israel Community.