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The Out of Control Arab Israeli Crime Clans Driving the Murder Rate Sky-High
The Out of Control Arab Israeli Crime Clans Driving the Murder Rate Sky-High
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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2021
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Podcast episode
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In the last 5 years, murders in what's known as Israel's Arab sector have increased 50%, setting new records every year as criminal clans and organized crime have turned cities and towns into fiefdoms run by powerful gangsters who operate with impunity, where guns do most of the talking and Israel’s police are stuck trying to take back territory they abandoned. The clans have moved from extortion and drug smuggling to completely taking over municipal governments where they use shell companies to give themselves hugely profitable government contracts. Local politicians who get in the way have been killed, their families threatened, and attacks have gotten so brazen that even rivals traveling under police escort have been murdered. This week we are joined again by Ben Hartman, a former crime reporter in Israel who last guested on our "Car Bomb Wars of the Israeli Mafia" episode.
Released:
Oct 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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