Inside Israel’s Arab communities plagued by gang violence | Unreported World

Unreported World is from Israel where a murder epidemic is devastating Arab communities. Reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy investigates why most of these killings go unsolved. Guru-Murthy discovers Arab organised crime families tightening their grip on towns long neglected by the state. In some areas, residents say they’re living under gang rule, and accuse Israel’s right-wing government of turning a blind eye to the killings. In the coastal town of Jisr az-Zarqa, Guru-Murthy meets families mourning sons shot dead in the street and mothers who say the police never even came to take witness statements. Across Israel, Arab citizens make up just one-fifth of the population, but nearly three-quarters of murder victims. When Israeli-Jews are murdered around 75 percent of cases are solved, compared to around 15 percent when the victim is Arab-Israeli. Guru-Murthy also meets a former gangster who says weapons from Israel’s own police and army are being sold to criminals. Meanwhile Israel’s police say it’s doing everything it can to stop the violence. Director: Wil Davies Picture Editor: Tim Bentham Series Producer: Andy Lee Executive Producer: Ed Fraser Production Company: Channel 4 News Subscribe to our channel for more Unreported World episodes https://www.youtube.com/unreportedworld.