Israeli President Herzog calls violent crime in Arab community a 'national emergency'

Israel’s President Calls Arab-Sector Violence a ‘National Emergency’ After Triple Killing

The president said 33 people have been murdered in Israel’s Arab society this year, calling the violence a danger to the country’s security.

Herzog declares crime wave in Arab-Israeli communities a ‘national emergency’

Another three people were murdered on Wednesday night in the second mass shooting of the week

Israeli President Herzog calls violent crime in Arab community a 'national emergency'

'The blood spilled on the streets of Arab society is the blood of the state's citizens,' the president's written statement read. The statement comes after three men were shot dead in a northern Israeli Bedouin village earlier Thursday