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Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

4 Israeli-Arab Murdered Over Weekend, 96 Since Beginning of Year

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

About 90% of suspects arrested for shooting and weapons offenses are Israeli-Arabs.

Terrorism / Druze / Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Volunteer Policeman Killed in Hit-and-Run in Nahariya

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hussam Sajeer had volunteered to work that day, so that a Jewish police officer could have the day off to celebrate Sukkot with his family.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Police Seize Over 430 Guns in Arab Sector Since Beginning of 2021

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

These numbers do not include perpetrators and weapons seized in the Jerusalem and Southern Districts.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Social Media / Israeli Arabs

Bennett Wants Maximum Protection for Israeli-Arabs Who Helped Capture the Escaped Terrorists

By Jewish Press News Desk

There is a lot of rage on Arab social media channels against the Israeli-Arabs who helped in the capture of the escaped terrorists from Gilboa prison.

Terrorism / Israel / Police and Crime

Gilboa Prison Tower Unmanned at Time of Escape

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Originally it was thought the guard fell asleep, now it seems there wasn't a guard at all.

Israel / Police and Crime / Islamic Jihad

Arrests Made In Connection To Gilboa Prison Break

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Relatives of some of the escaped terrorists have been arrested.

Israel / Police and Crime

7 Year Manhunt for Get Refuser Ends with Arrest on the Streets of Tel Aviv

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The husband has been arrested, but has so far still refused to supply his wife with a Get.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Border Police Launch Undercover Unit to Combat Crime in Arab Sector

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Commissioner of Police Yaakov Shabtai decided to establish another undercover unit that will operate against serious crime and terrorism among Arabs with Israeli citizenship.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

4 Israeli-Arabs Murdered in Criminal Violence in 48 Hours; 81 Since Beginning of Year

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Data shows that Arab-Israelis are involved in about 57% of all murder cases, 55% of the attempted murder cases, 59% of the arson incidents, 45% of the robberies, and 26% of drug cases, despite being 20% of the population.

Jewish / US / Police and Crime

Denver Police Arrest Fifth Suspect in Murder of Yeshivah Student

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Samuel Fussell, 19, was arrested in Greeley, Colo., about 60 miles northeast of Denver, for the murder of 18-year-old Shmuel Silverberg.

Police and Crime / The Environment / Jerusalem

Jerusalem Hills Fires Reignited

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The suspect is being investigated in connection with last week’s huge fires.

NY / Police and Crime / Chabad

Police Arrest Suspect for Vandalism at Chabad Shul, Stolen Torah Scrolls Remain Missing

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hunter McElrath, 23, has a criminal record across the United States; authorities said the burglary did not appear to be a hate crime or an anti-Semitic attack.

Headline / Israel / Police and Crime

Police Confiscating Guns from Jews in Lod

By Jewish Press News Desk

Normative Jewish citizens of Lod are being told they are part of a murder investigation and their licensed personal weapons were confiscated.

Headline / Police and Crime / On Campus / Education / Cyber

Israel’s Bar Ilan University Hit by Ransomware Cyberattack

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“From what we know so far, the event is a narrow one. Work and classes at the university are continuing as usual."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Sovereignty / Eastern Europe

Trifecta: Convicted Terrorist Builds Illegal Structures in Gush Etzion with EU Money

By Jewish Press News Desk

The European Union's funding of illegal Arab construction in Area C of Judea and Samaria is a path to establishing a de facto Palestinian state.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Israel Turning Blind Eye to Illegal Immigration, Report Shows

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The report reveals the comprehensive extent of the phenomenon of forgery and possession of forged documents and visas, mostly by illegal immigrants from Ukraine, Georgia, Russia and Moldova.

Police and Crime / Bedouin

Shin Bet Arrests 7 Bedouins for Attacks on Jews During Operation Guardian of the Walls

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

They allegedly took part in a number of riots and violent demonstrations in the south and center of the country and threw rocks at vehicles and police forces in May while IDF forces were engaged in a counterterrorism operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

NY / Police and Crime

Teen Who Allegedly Beat Jewish Man in Brooklyn Charged for Nine Other Crimes

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The charges against Alix Dure, 18, include second-degree robbery, criminal possession of stolen property, attempted assault, menacing and harassment.

Israel / Police and Crime

Former MK, Liberman Associate Sentenced to 10 Years for Elaborate Scam

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Faina Kirshenbaum and several other officials who were convicted in the case were members of Minister of Finance Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beitenu party.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / Police and Crime / Left vs. Right / Palestinian Authority / Islamic Jihad / Israeli Arabs

Zionist Activists Restore Defaced Memorial of Terror Victim

By Jewish Press News Desk

Shok, who was survived by his wife and five children, was murdered in a shooting attack while driving home.

US / Police and Crime

Israeli Student Stabbed to Death in Chicago

By Jewish Press News Desk

Kimchi is the daughter of Avi and Hava Kimchi, Israelis who came to the US about 20 years ago and lived in Rockville, Maryland.

Headline / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

6 Arabs Arrested for Multi-Million Sheikh Jarrah Real Estate Forgery Scam

By Aryeh Savir & Baruch Yedid / Tazpit News Agency

The suspects, using forged documents and inside information, allegedly stole millions of state-owned land in Eastern Jerusalem.

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime

Israeli Forces Arrest 8 Arabs for Lynching Jewish Man in Lod

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Two Jewish men, Yigal Yehoshua and Avi Har-Even, were killed in the pogrom and dozens of others were injured.

Police and Crime

Police Arrest 20 Arabs Who Targeted Modi'in Illit Synagogues

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

During a search of the suspect's home and property the forces located stolen property from city synagogues and more property suspected of being stolen from other locations.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Man Injured in Ramla by Arab Bike Riders Dies of Injuries

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Security footage shows the two attack Destau Basat (74) and then try to hit another couple.

NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Diaspora

Third Suspect Arrested for Violent Beating of Jewish Man in New York’s Times Square

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The group allegedly knocked Joseph Borgen to the ground and then punched, kicked, pepper-sprayed and beat him with crutches while making anti-Semitic remarks.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest 3 Arabs in Firebomb Attack on Arab Family in Yafo During Pogrom

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

A 12-year-old Arab boy, a member of the Jentasi family, was severely injured in the attack. His 10-year-old sister was lightly injured.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Three Baltimore Teens Charged With Murder of Visiting Israeli Man

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

William Clinton III, 18, as well as a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old whose names have not been revealed, is being held without bail.

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / Police and Crime / The Courts

Police Arrest 4, Including Litzman's Aide, in Sprawling Corruption Case

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

After a covert and strenuous investigation, the public phase began Sunday with the arrest a number of suspects on suspicion of committing bribery, fraud and breach of trust offenses.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Arab Reporter’s Home, Car Attacked by Gunfire

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The shooters asked neighbors where the journalist lived and opened fire at 1:50 am, according to the report.

Israel / Police and Crime / Social Media

MK Ben-Gvir Files Complaint against Facebook CEO Over Illegal WhatsApp Wiretaps

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Ben-Gvir quoted WhatsApp’s response to him in which he said they admitted to wiretapping his wife’s line and those of another 30 people illegally.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Police Seize Over 200 Illegal Guns in Arab Sector since Beginning of 2021

By Aryeh Savir and Gil Lavie, Tazpit News Agency

The police seized 213 rifles and handguns, 154 grenades, 34 explosive charges, 288 Molotov cocktails, and 233 fireworks launchers that are used as weapons.

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine

Two Injured in Jerusalem Stabbing Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

First response teams arrived at the scene and provided the two wounded initial treatment before they were evacuated them to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital.

Police and Crime / Video of the Day / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Watch: Israel Police Finally Go After Illegal Arab Weapons

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel Police and the Border Guard on Monday morning began a sweep of illegal weapons in Lod and eastern Jerusalem.

NY / Politics / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

De Blasio Beefing Up Police Presence in Jewish Neighborhoods to Curb Anti-Semitic Attacks

By Jewish Press News Desk

Over the past few weeks, we have reported several major anti-Semitic attacks in New York City.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

Shin Bet Interrogates Prominent Israeli-Arab Businessman for Incitement

By Jewish Press News Desk

"The time has come for Israel to crack down on criminals like Abo Alkean who are inciting violence against Jews and fanning the flames of hatred."

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest 33 Arabs Involved in Riots

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

A second Israel-Arab was arrested for the firebomb that burned the Arab child in Yafo.

Headline / NY / Eye on "Palestine" / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Anti-Semitic Mobs Harassed Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn on Shabbat

By Jewish Press News Desk

When the men were locked out of the shul, they tore off the side mirror of a parked car.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Police Quell Riots on Temple Mount

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

In a determined and quick operation, the police arrested seven suspects for disturbing the order.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime

Case 3000: Submarine Cases against David Shimron and Former Navy Commander Marom Closed

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Prime Minister Netanyahu is not suspected of any wrongdoing in the case and has been cleared by the relevant authorities.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

2 Engineers Arrested in Mt. Meron Tragedy

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The Police’s Internal Affairs has already announced it will probe the police’s conduct.

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

WATCH: Policeman Saves Jews from Arab Lynching in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The policeman arrived and fired in the air and kept the Arab rioters at bay.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s Police Arrests 3 Arab Rioters

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Dozens of protesters threw rocks and bottles at police forces.

US / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Chabad

Visiting for a Wedding, Israeli Chabad Man Shot and Killed in Baltimore

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Efraim Gordan, 31, in town for a wedding, was approaching the home of a family member when he was shot and killed by an assailant.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Guards Find 24 Cell-Phones on Detainee on Way to Imprisoned Terrorists

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The smuggler hid 24 small makeshift mobile phones, 18 SIM cards and four speakers inside his body.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

12 Muslims Rioters Arrested in Nightly Ramadan Riots in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Sha’ar Shechem has been the scene of nightly riots that included anti-Semitic attacks on Jewish individuals.

Police and Crime / Islamists / Jerusalem

Israel Arrests 17 More Rioters as Ramadan Riots in Jerusalem Continue

By Israel Hayom

Total number of arrests since riots broke out at the start of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan on April 13 is 157.

Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Arab Water Theft Again Plaguing the Jews of Mt. Hebron

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The stolen war was diverted to private reservoirs, repackaged and sold by the thieves.

Police and Crime / Islamists / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Muslims Continue Nightly Ramadan Riots in Jerusalem

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Muslims have been seeking out Jews to attack. [Warning: Graphic Video]

NY / Police and Crime / News Briefs

NYPD New Hate-Crime Review Panel Includes Jewish Activist

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Five civilian leaders have joined, including Devorah Halberstam, whose teenage son was shot and killed in an anti-Semitic attack in 1994.

US / Police and Crime / Obituaries

Notorious Ponzi-Schemer Bernie Madoff Dies at Age 82

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 felonies in 2009, saying he was “deeply sorry and ashamed,” and was sentenced to 150 years in federal prison.

Police and Crime / The Knesset / Israeli Arabs

Former MK Hanin Zoabi to be Indicted on Fraud Charges

By Israel Hayom

Israeli attorney general Avichai Mandelblit decides not to put her Balad Party on trial despite evidence indicating its guilt, citing potential harm to a “wider circle.”

Featured / US / Police and Crime / History / Antisemitism / Europe / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Social Media / Holocaust

Anti-Semitism in the 2020 Pandemic: Less Violence, More Desecration, Intense Online Jew Hatred

By Jewish Press News Desk

The advent of the vaccines, coupled with Israel's vast vaccination campaign, assisted by Israelis and Jews who hold prominent positions in vaccine-making companies, reinforced the anti-Semitic responses.

Police and Crime / Jerusalem

World-Renowned Israeli Chef Shalom Kadosh in Critical Condition After Assault

By Israel Hayom

Kadosh, 74, sustained a head injury during the mugging, which occurred while he stopped to put air in his tires at a Jerusalem gas station—mere hours before his daughter’s wedding.

Featured / NY / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Cuomo Directs Hate-Crimes Task Force to Investigate Swastika at Rego Park Jewish Center

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Surveillance footage shows a suspect drawing a swastika on a “private property” sign at the Rego Park Jewish Center in Queens, N.Y.

Police and Crime / Israeli Arabs

2 Civilians Shot in Police Shootout in Arab Town

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Police seized two M16 assault rifles with which the suspects carried out the shooting.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Police Arrest 145 Men in Arab Village in Op to End Clan Clashes

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

There is an ongoing feud between two families over the results of local elections that occurred in October 2018,

Headline / Police and Crime / Bedouin

The Lawless Negev: 3 Bedouin Stuck a Knife to my Belly, I Begged for my Life

By HaKol HaYehudi / Yehuda Pearl

"I look back for a moment and I see three masked figures talking with an Arabic accent and armed with knives and machetes."

Police and Crime / Judea & Samaria / Archaeology

Arab Squatters Commandeer Temple-Era Archaeological Site and Turn it into Their Private Home

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Among the remains are mikvahs, ritual baths, which were hewn in the days of the Second Temple and were used until the Byzantine period, burial caves, an oil press, underground systems, and impressive structures from the Ottoman period.

Israel / Police and Crime / Archaeology

Israeli Authorities Take Down Gang Engaged in the Illegal Antiquities Trade

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Inspectors found thousands of items including many rare finds dating from the 1st millennium BCE through the 11th century CE.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Judea & Samaria

Shin Bet Releases Details from Interrogation of Esther Horgan's Suspected Terrorist Murderer

By Jewish Press News Desk

The suspect's interrogation continues, and he is expected to stand trial in the military court in Samaria.

Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / Bedouin / Left vs. Right

Large Convoy Sets Out in Solidarity with Man Charged for Killing Bedouin Car Thief

By Jewish Press News Desk

"If we don't fight on behalf of my father today, no one will fight on your behalf tomorrow."

Police and Crime / Islamists / Religion

Xmas Trees Set on Fire in Israeli-Arab City of Sakhnin

By Daniel Siryoti

Police are investigating the apparent arson outside the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Malka Leifer, Accused Sex Offender, to be Extradited to Australia

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The extradition request can now be signed off by Israel’s Justice Minister, Avi Nissenkorn, who has already indicated his intention to do so without delay.

US / Police and Crime / Antisemitism

Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Increased by 14 Percent in 2019, According to FBI Report

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Out of 1,650 religious-motivated hate crimes, 60.3 percent, or almost 995, were anti-Jewish.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / The Courts / Israeli Arabs

1948 All Over Again: Jaffa Arabs Threw Stones at Bus, Passengers Injured

By HaKol HaYehudi / Yehuda Pearl

The incident took place about two weeks ago, during a protest demonstration held by Arabs in the city.

Terrorism / Politics / Police and Crime / Left vs. Right / Israeli Arabs

Rehovot Resident Files Complaint Against Arab MK Who Punched him in Hospital

By Jewish Press Staff Reporter

The MKs and other supporters of the terrorist confronted the hospital security guards as well as patients' families who complained about the commotion.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Jerusalem

Jerusalem Names Entry Leading to Old City After 2 Fallen Female Soldiers

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Border Policewomen Hadas Malka and Hadar Cohen were killed in terror attacks defending the Damascus Gate area.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Israel’s Police Arrest 16 for Sophisticated Cyber Theft

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

16 suspects involved in a complex cellular fraud case amounting to over half a million NIS were arrested.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Coronavirus

Givat Ze'ev Wedding Policeman Tests Positive for Corona

By Jewish Press News Desk

All the police who were at the wedding have been sent into quarantine

Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria

Left-Wing Activist Carjacked by PA Arabs

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The leftwing activist had just visited a PA Arab village, when he got carjacked by PA Arabs.

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