Nearly 200 Arabs murdered in Israel due to wave of

Nearly 200 Arabs murdered in Israel due to wave of violence

According to the non-governmental organization Abraham Initiatives, of the 196 deaths, 14 were women and most died in firearms incidents.

The Times of Israel newspaper noted that the latest crimes occurred yesterday when two women were murdered in two separate events.

In the first case, Yasmin Jabareen, 26, was hit by seven bullets when one or two gunmen opened fire through the windshield of her car in the northern town of Arara, he said.

Two hours later, he emphasized, a 40-year-old woman was seriously injured by a shot in the Arab city of Shfaram. The Rambam Hospital in the city of Haifa announced his death shortly afterwards.

Many community leaders accuse police of ignoring and even tolerating powerful criminal organizations.

The right-wing extremist government, for its part, blames the flourishing organized crime and the proliferation of weapons on the streets.

In recent weeks, violence has increasingly spread into local politics, with threats and attacks targeting mayors, candidates, Arab officials and their families.

Each of these victims was the result of rampant crime and violence spreading in the absence of the state, as Abraham Initiatives denounced in its most recent report on the issue published in July.

The descendants of Palestinians who were not expelled from their land after the founding of the Jewish state in 1948 have since denounced being treated as second-class citizens.

They currently number 1.9 million people, almost 21 percent of the total population of this Levantine country.

According to several studies, high unemployment rates, poverty and other social factors are also causes of the scourge.

A survey conducted in March last year found that 94 percent of Arabs living in Israel had suffered racism and discrimination from the Jewish majority at some point.

According to research from the Center on Religion, Nation and State, 69 percent said they experienced racism and discrimination in public places, while 41 percent said they experienced it in academic institutions.

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