Israeli Arabs Plan More Protests Against Police’s Failure to Stem Violence in the Community

Israeli Arabs are expected to continue this week's countrywide protests against the Israel Police's failure to properly address violence in the Israeli Arab community.

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A series of steps to continue the demonstrations were decided upon on Saturday, the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee announced on Saturday. 

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Since the beginning of 2019, more than 70 Israeli Arabs have been murdered. Over the weekend, thousands took to the streets to protest Israeli law enforcement's poor handling of the violence.

In a weekend meeting, the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee decided that on Thursday, convoys of cars will set out from Israel's north and south and drive to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem as a form of protest.