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2021-09-25T00:51:35.067Z


Whoever ignores the violence in the Arab sector will get the next shot at his wedding, at his home, all over the country • And as it turned out, the Americans do not work for us, and the priority of the current administration is different from that of its predecessor


The Minister of Internal Security, Amar Bar-Lev, preceded the latter this week.

Despite his declared and justified desire, there is still a long way to go before the GSS fully integrates in the fight against rampant crime in Arab society.


To get there, three main steps are required. The first is the GSS 'involvement.

Nadav Argaman, the current head, strongly opposes this.

The rationale: Activating special measures that the organization has against Israeli citizens will endanger the means, and will endanger democracy.

There is quite a bit of point in his remarks, but this is not a theoretical discussion but a situation of no choice;

Just as in the struggle in Corona, Israel must curb this violence before it sweeps the entire country.


Argaman's replacement, R., who will take office in 10 days, advocates a more expansive approach. This is true not only for the sake of basic protection of the Arab citizens of the state, but also for the understanding that the state is losing governance in the Arab sector, and worse: that this criminal activity is a perpetual cushion for terrorism and nationalist violence, as happened in the Wall Guard. The GSS was unable to detect the eruption in advance, and dealt with it in retrospect; if it wants to prepare for the next wave, it must be there 24/7.


The second stage is political. The state must decide that it is a national struggle. The issue is at the top of the agenda of all the ministries and agencies involved. Not only internal security, but also finance, the interior, justice, etc. It requires guidelines, budgets and manpower, but Israel has already proven that when it settles on a mission - the result comes.


The third stage is legal.

Such a struggle requires legal permits for the use of extensive means, some of which will probably be challenged in the High Court. The ear: In the name of fighting terrorism, anyone can be arrested and interrogated in the territories quite a few days before coming to a legal hearing, and of course search and confiscate anything.


The failure of the police conception


Bar-Lev's words were an honest admission of the police's failure to deal with violence in Arab society. Not that this is enlightenment - close to 100 murders since the beginning of the year are almost daily evidence of this anarchy - and yet, not every day we witness such a call by government ministers.


The police fail in this fight not because of a lack of means, but because of a conception. She has the means, and what she lacks she can get. Its main drawback is fixation: the thought that the road that has failed so far will succeed in the future. There is no chance that the method, which has not succeeded so far, will succeed with a few more million shekels and a few hundred more police officers.


Police stations, by their nature, are mixed with the population. In Arab society this is even more pronounced. The relationship with the clans is daily, and critical, but it is part of the problem, not the solution. Only an external factor, which is not mixed with the population and does not need it, will be able to start making order in the mess.


This arrangement should start from the top. To put at the head of the struggle a person who is not from the ranks of the police, with a different mindset. Former head of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amos Malka, published a letter on social media this week, which he sent to Bar-Lev. Of the firm.


Further, as stated, the GSS is required to intervene. The State of Israel has unique capabilities, which are operated in the territories and are prohibited for use within Israel. Advanced technologies of facial recognition, for example, or of collecting, mining and analyzing information from a variety of sources. In terrorism, and they are part of the explanation for the GSS 'impressive success in thwarting terrorist attacks in recent years.


Along with these tools, civilian care is also required.

Economic struggle, for example.

The criminal organizations have swelled into giant monsters.

They have money like sand.

Anyone who wants to dry the shot at the edge, should go back to the egg that feeds it.

silver.

When organizations and their heads realize that every shot at a wedding or on the street costs them in their pocket, they will look for quieter ways to make a living.


All of these created a start of activity.

For it to succeed, a method is needed, and perseverance is required, two issues in which Israel excels less.

This is not a start-up, nor a sprint.

This is a Sisyphean marathon, which will take years and requires on the way addressing deep problems of Arab society, such as tribalism, lack of infrastructure and lack of trust in the establishment.


This struggle is vital and critical.

Not only for the Arab public, which lives in constant danger and does not receive the minimum protection it deserves from the state, but for the general public.

For us.

Whoever ignores him now, will get the shot at his wedding, in his house, in his shop, anywhere in the country.


Biden's ideology


It has been a dismal week for the struggle against the Iranian nuclear program. A week in which the US president admitted use of force is the last option of the country, while Iran announced a return to talks on nuclear deal "in the coming weeks", or in other words - when he comes to us, and on our terms.


Biden driven by ideology. He did not hide it during his campaign, And it should not come as a surprise now. The Iranians are also driven by an ideology. Theirs is less declared, but no less clear. They want nuclear weapons, and are constantly striving for it. For all intents and purposes, Iran is within touching distance of its transformation into a nuclear "threshold state."


At the time of the withdrawal from the agreement were three assumptions, all of which collapsed. The first is that Iran will not withstand the economic pressure of sanctions, and will agree to any conditions. The second is that if it makes significant progress in the nucleus, even harsher sanctions will be imposed on it, and perhaps even a limited military move. And third, that Trump be elected for another term, and continue to lead this struggle.


Israel, which was the main bridesmaid of the idea of ​​withdrawing from the agreement, did not have a second plan. So she finds herself now with very few good cards in hand. The demand of the outgoing National Security Adviser, Meir Ben Shabbat (in today's interview with Ariel Kahana), that Israel must set a "deadline for Iran" with Washington is reasonable, but doubtful if practical. The Americans do not work for us, as it turned out this week, and the priorities and language of the current administration are different from those of its predecessor.


This does not mean that Israel should give up.

Since this is an issue with existential potential, it must accelerate the military option and continue its political efforts, in the hope that even in Washington they will understand that Tehran is dangerous not only to Israel, but to the entire world. 

Source: israelhayom

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