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Ministers greenlight bill to classify organized crime groups as terrorist organizations
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Police at the scene of a fatal shooting in Ramle on September 17, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approves a bill enabling the classification of organized crime outfits as terrorist organizations, the Prime Minister’s Office announces.
This would allow law enforcement to use additional security, economic, and intelligence tools against criminal organizations.
The bill will now head to a preliminary vote in the Knesset.
According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, he is pushing the measure along with Roi Kahlon, head of the task force on combating crime in Arab society.
“We will use every tool to stop the rampant spread of crime,” Netanyahu says in a statement.
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