Herzog after triple killing in north: ‘This is a national emergency, a danger to all of society’

After three men were shot and killed in the north, President Isaac Herzog says the deadly violence in the Arab community is a “national emergency” that impacts the country’s security.

“Thirty-three people have been murdered in Arab society since the beginning of the year. This is not a ‘sector statistic,’ this is a painful Israeli tragedy,” Herzog says. “It’s time to wake up. The blood spilled on the streets of Arab society is the blood of the country’s citizens, and the rampant crime is a clear and immediate danger to the security of all of Israeli society. Yes, all of it!”

“This is a national emergency. This violence will not stop within the borders of this or that village — it is a disease that gnaws at the foundations of us all. The law enforcement system and the political echelon must join hands,” he says, according to Hebrew media.