Grants to Arab sector to be conditional on ‘law enforcement’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appoints ministers Ze’ev Elkin and Yariv Levin to oversee the condition of law enforcement in Arab Israeli towns and communities, Channel 2 reports.

Proper enforcement of the law in Arab towns by the local Arab authorities was one of the main points stressed by Netanyahu during comments he made on Saturday night at the scene of a terror attack that took place on the city’s Dizengoff Street on Friday.

According to the report, enforcement will be considered a minimum condition in order to receive assistance in the framework of a plan announced last week to boost Arab communities to the tune of NIS 15 billion ($4 billion).

When the plan was announced, the budget was hailed as a significant step. There was no mention, however, of the criteria to be met.