Police Chief's Murder Remarks Draw Data Scrutiny

Ynet's Hebrew article was first published at 21:29 IDT on July 2 and updated at 00:12 on July 3, with Ynetnews and a Ynet breaking item carrying the same quoted remarks from Police Commissioner Danny Levy's emergency meeting with district commanders. Levy reportedly said murder is brutal but not the whole picture, called the police's five-year crime-fighting results the best ever, and said weapons seizures do not reduce shootings and murders. Ynet said the data contradicts him: Arab-community murders reached 126 in 2021, rose to 255 last year, and are on pace to climb further. Israeli Arab citizens deserve safe streets, and Israel needs transparent policing plus determined pressure on crime families.