Official: Shin Bet joins fight against crime in Arab sector - and receives insane budget
Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs announced that for the said activity, the General Security Service will receive half a billion shekels. Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir: "Great news for Israeli citizens, bitter news for…
Assessment
The Security Cabinet has formally tasked the Shin Bet with fighting crime in the Arab sector, backed by a half-billion shekel budget. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir frames this as a decisive blow against organized crime, while the move signals a major expansion of the domestic security agency's mandate. The scale of the funding suggests the government sees the crime wave as a chronic national security threat rather than a policing matter.