Current sectionIsrael NewsA new unit proposed by State Prosecutor Amit Aisman was intended to handle complex cases against crime organizations in the north. But Director General Itamar Donenfeld blocked it six months ago, refusing to approve a position for the department's directorShare 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 formatSubscribeChen Maanit09:39 PM • July 05 2026 IDTAbout six months ago, Justice Ministry Director General Itamar Donenfeld blocked the establishment of a unit in the State Prosecutor's Office to combat crime organizations in the Arab community, Haaretz has learned. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel crimeIsraeli politicsArab IsraelisCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-IranBen-GvirAli KhameneiGaza CafeBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJustice Ministry Chief Blocks Effort to Combat Crime in Arab CommunityLikud Minister: 'No Real Difference' Between Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir's PartiesKhamenei's Jewish Brothers: What Israel and Tehran's Ayatollahs Have in CommonChannel 12's Tel Aviv Office Vandalized Amid Escalating Attacks on Israeli MediaIsrael's Election Czar Floats Livestreaming Vote Count to Quash ConspiraciesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?