Ayman Odeh meets with UN Secretary-General over "crime in Arab society"
MK Ayman Odeh held an unusual meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres — who placed Israel on the blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas and ISIS. Odeh appealed to Guterres, claiming Israel…
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A sitting Israeli Arab lawmaker is turning to the UN Secretary General, who recently placed Israel on a controversial blacklist, to intervene in a domestic policing matter. This move escalates internal Israeli grievances about crime in Arab communities to an international stage already tense with Israel. It signals deep distrust in Israeli government handling of the issue.