Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeArraba Mayor Ahmad Nassar. "The lack of action against crime constitutes policy." Credit: David B. GreenAhmad Nassar refused to bow to organized crime networks that have infiltrated waste management and other services across Arab society in Israel – and became the target of an assassination attempt. 'The ministry responsible for our safety isn't fulfilling its role,' he saysDavid B. Green07:14 AM • May 22 2026 IDTMore than two months passed before Ahmad Nassar was able to meet. On March 8, he was the victim of an assassination attempt. Following the life-saving surgery on his right leg, which had taken six bullets, he had begun physical therapy to learn how to walk again. He required a skin graft with tissue harvested from his left leg, and he underwent both occupational and psychological therapy. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel policeIsrael crimeArab IsraelisItamar Ben-GvirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrumpIsrael ElectionsIDF-LebanonSan Diego MosqueChannel 14HaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhy Zionist Radicals Yearned to Be Hanged by the BritishA Mayor Took on the 'Mafia' Choking Israel's Arab Towns – and Nearly Died for It'In Germany I Became More Calculated. I Was a Lot Looser When I Got There'Hundreds of Gaza Flotilla Activists Arrive in Turkey After Israel DeportationThe Raucous and Roundabout Story of Reform JudaismRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`Why Asking 'Are You a Zionist?': Is No Longer Relevant