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104 Arab Deaths Prompt Herzog's Call for Surveillance Law

5/7/2026

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President Isaac Herzog called the surge in Arab community murders an “ugly stain,” urged the government to prioritize reducing violent crime and to use the covert surveillance law.
Abraham Initiatives reported 104 violent deaths this year, the fastest rise in five years.
Early Wednesday in Kalansuwa, two men in their 20s died after being shot and a third remained unconscious, with Magen David Adom arriving at about 2:00 a.m.

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President Isaac Herzog called the surge in Arab community murders an “ugly stain,” urged the government to prioritize reducing violent crime and to use the covert surveillance law.
Abraham Initiatives reported 104 violent deaths this year, the fastest rise in five years.
Early Wednesday in Kalansuwa, two men in their 20s died after being shot and a third remained unconscious, with Magen David Adom arriving at about 2:00 a.m.