Tens of thousands of protesters are marching in Sakhnin against the relentless crime wave plaguing Arab society and the police’s failure to rein in the violence.
The march is the largest demonstration to take place in recent years over the soaring homicide rate in the Arab community, which has claimed 20 lives since the start of the year and broken records in recent years.
Holding black flags, protesters chant in Arabic: “Ben Gvir, you miserable man, Arab blood isn’t cheap,” amid mounting anger over the far-right police minister’s handling of the issue.
Residents of Sakhnin, an Arab city in the north, have been striking for three days now due to near-nightly shootings at businesses in recent weeks.
Arab cities and towns nationwide have followed suit, after the High Follow-Up Committee, the leading umbrella organization in Arab society, called a general strike.
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