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Herzog: "The murders in Arab society - terrorism that threatens us all. It is impossible to continue like this"

In his speech at the opening year of the trial year, the president called for not moving on to the agenda in the face of the wave of violence: "Could it be that we have become accustomed, that this is our routine? Israel cannot continue to live like this and call itself a reformed state."

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Yael Friedson

Thursday, 02 September 2021, 12:43 Updated: 13:06

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President Yitzhak Herzog today (Thursday) called for not moving to the agenda in the face of the wave of murders in Arab society, which he defined as "civilian terrorism that threatens us all."

In his speech, which opened the opening conference of the Tel Aviv Bar Association's law year, he said that "it is impossible to continue living like this."

"I follow in astonishment and horror the wave of murders in the country," Herzog said, "Every morning and evening I hear of more killed and killed. Understand and digest. Could it be that we are used to it, that this is our routine? Is our heart rude in murders and assassinations? I read the stories and my heart is broken. "I know how much the authorities, the prosecutor's office and the police are making an effort, but it is not possible for citizens to wake up, go to work and not return."

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"Following the wave of murders with astonishment and horror."

Herzog, Today (Photo: Government Press Office, Roi Avraham)

The President of the Supreme Court also addressed the phenomenon in her remarks. "This is a pan-Israeli problem, which we all - every authority in its field - are committed to tackling and doing everything that can be eradicated," Hayut said.

Hayut devoted part of her speech to the problem of congestion in the justice system, saying she has no equal in other countries in the world. "Judges in Israel work longer hours, handle more cases, and make more judicial decisions every day - by a significant margin from their counterparts around the world," the president said, noting several moves that were made to alleviate the congestion, including the "digital courtroom" project. The committee will be visual and will be able to record and transcribe discussions using advanced technological means - a move that began during the Corona period when discussions were zoomed in, and is now expanding regularly. Another move noted is the community courts, whose purpose is to deal with minor offenses, while promoting rehabilitation and avoiding imprisonment.

Justice Minister Gideon Saar, who also spoke at the conference, said that in addition to the bill to limit the term of office of a prime minister to eight years he is promoting, he intends to bring a similar proposal that would also limit the tenure of local authority heads.

Saar also spoke about the wave of violence in Arab society, and particularly attacked the phenomenon of collecting sponsorship fees.

"Protection is undermining the decent and straightforward way of earning a living, this phenomenon must be uprooted by iron. The intrusion of criminal organizations into the local government, in the Arab and Druze sectors, is a very dangerous phenomenon that could undermine the government's great efforts to strengthen infrastructure and reduce inequality towards Arab society. In Israel, "said Saar.

"We must restore security and free the citizens of Israel from the rule of fear, Arab and Jewish citizens alike."

"Protection is undermining the decent and honest way to make a living."

Saar, today (Photo: Flash 90, Avshalom Shashoni)

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit also called for acting decisively and firmly on the issue.

"On crime in Arab society, he said: 'These are difficult and exceptional days in which we are witnessing the intensification of serious crime in Arab society, and thereby harming the lives of civilians. We must be resolute and firm in maintaining civilian security. Without security and public order, the other important values ​​of The democratic regime, "Mandelblit said.

He stressed that the fight against the phenomenon should be comprehensive, beyond the activities of the enforcement system and the law.

"In the days as amended, the role of the law enforcement system in the fight against crime in a particular sector should have been but a complementary measure," the ombudsman said.

The fight against crime in general, and serious crime in Arab society in particular, must be a national, multi-systemic challenge. "

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