Yair Golan unveils NIS 1b. plan to fight crime in Arab society

Democrats Party leader Yair Golan has presented a comprehensive plan to tackle organized crime in Arab society, allocating an annual budget of NIS 1 billion and calling for a national state of emergency. Unveiled at a press conference in Nazareth, Golan described the proposal as a "root treatment" aimed at addressing the escalating violence.

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Sorry that the government abandoned you and gave up on its most basic duty, to protect the lives of its citizens. Instead of fighting the criminal organizations, it allowed them to grow stronger and become the de facto rulers of entire streets.

Golan outlined key measures, including expediting judicial processes to move from arrest to imprisonment within nine months and creating specialized courts for serious offenses. The plan also features a broad economic strategy to disrupt criminal organizations' funding and prevent companies linked to them from securing public tenders. A new interministerial body, "Team 49," named for the 49 children and minors murdered in recent years, will be established to identify and rescue at-risk youth from criminal groups, involving education, welfare, law enforcement, and rehabilitation systems.

During the press conference, which displayed seized weapons, Golan apologized to Arab citizens and bereaved families for the government's perceived abandonment and failure to protect lives. He accused the government of allowing criminal organizations to strengthen and become the de facto rulers of certain areas. Golan sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, asserting that the rise in crime is a result of government failure, not an inherent cultural issue or inevitability.

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This is an ongoing failure of the government. A country that knows how to reach every terrorist organization in the world and expose nuclear facilities in Iran knows how to reach every criminal organization and locate illegal weapons anywhere in Israel. When there is a decision and a will, there is also the ability.

"A country that knows how to reach every terrorist organization in the world and expose nuclear facilities in Iran knows how to reach every criminal organization and locate illegal weapons anywhere in Israel," Golan stated, emphasizing that with sufficient will and decision, the ability to act exists. He urged that crime in Arab society should not be seen as an isolated problem but as a threat to all of Israeli society, warning that no one will be safe until everyone is safe. Golan concluded by pledging that securing the National Security Ministry portfolio would be their first demand, presenting their approach as the sole test for effective governance.

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When a criminal organization takes control of an Arab locality, it does not stay there, it reaches the roads, the cities, businesses, and all of our lives. No one will be safe until all of us are safe.