Police Chief's Murder Remarks Draw Data Scrutiny

Police Commissioner Danny Levy's emergency meeting with district commanders was first reported at 21:29 IDT on July 2 and updated at 00:12 on July 3. 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. 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.