Abraham Initiatives: 'More than half of Arabs murdered are young people'
According to new data by the organization, some 26 young Arabs up to the age of 30 lost their lives this year in circumstances related to violence and crime.
By GADI ZAIGUpdated: JULY 4, 2021 16:01A protest against the rising crime and violence in the Arab sector in Israel, Jaffa, Saturday, February 6, 2021.(photo credit: SASSONI AVSHALOM)
The Abraham Initiatives came out with a report on Saturday which states that "more than half of Arabs murdered are young people up to the age of 30."The Abraham Initiatives is a non-profit organization based in three cities: Lod, New York City and London. The organization is named after the common biblical ancestor of both Jews and Arabs: Abraham. The Abraham Initiatives' goal is to promote equal rights and citizenships for Israel's Jewish and Arab residents, according to their website. Their statement came soon after Khaled Amar N'Ahash, a 19-year-old resident from Nazareth, was killed in a shooting incident on Friday night, to which the initiative stated: "The involvement of young people in incidents of violence and crime is directly related to the fact that this age group has been neglected and has no dedicated frameworks. The state must promote solutions for this group." A new video uploaded by the organization (in Hebrew) has them analyze the consistent involvement of young people in violent conflicts, which can be found below:According to new data by the organization, some 26 young Arabs up to the age of 30 lost their lives this year in circumstances related to violence and crime.More data by them reports that since the beginning of 2021, some 42 Arabs in Israel have died in circumstances related to violence and crime. Eight of them were women; all the murders that occurred were done using a firearm. Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.
