Recent publications, especially on social media, of documenting the use of weapons in the Bedouin diaspora in the Negev, the wild driving of boys in the north and the cries of one celebrity named Gal Gvaram, sometimes make it difficult to see that in many ways we have a good police force.
Few know, but the Israel Police is one of the smallest police in the world with the largest number of missions in the world.
A national police force that does everything here.
Pursuing thieves, giving reports to drivers, enforcing corona regulations, investigating public figures, thwarting terrorism and responding to riots - and this is only a partial list.
The Israeli policeman is both, and both and both.
The demands on him are high but the attitude towards him is often disparaging and forced to be good.
We are all heartbroken at the video in which policemen in Kafr Qassem were beaten by an Arab criminal;
But to tell the truth, our police officers experience physical and verbal violence in many encounters with civilians.
The extreme discourse on the net is taking to the streets, and is often directed at uniform wearers, who get up in the morning or go out at night for another shift laden with events and 100 calls.
In the last year we have heard more and more the term "the police are small on the state" and the demand for more budgets, standards and technology.
All this is important and even necessary, but no less important, and sometimes even more, is the backing of the police, which begins with the elected officials and ends with the citizens of the state.
Backup and support that the police are thirsty for.
Without public support, we will get disgruntled cops who do not always understand why for a few thousand shekels they work hundreds of hours a month, on Saturdays, nights and holidays.
Public backing and support is a kind of oxygen that feeds perhaps the most important public-security organization.
While the IDF fights once every few years and it is not certain that they will win, the police fight every day on the streets of cities and villages, with many victories but with very little sympathy and appreciation. , And no less important - even among the servants.
I know that the Commissioner is also working on this issue, and there are already some plans for implementation. So the next time a policeman stops you, or you see a policeman on the street, say a good word to him.
In the end, it will pay off for all of us.