Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeThe government is expected to divert over $170 million from an Arab community education, welfare and infrastructure fund to finance the agency's activities among Arab citizens, while the Israel Police will remain in charge of Jewish organized crimeShare 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 formatSubscribeJonathan Lisand Adi Hashmonai01:19 PM • July 16 2026 IDTThe Israeli government announced Wednesday morning that it will begin using the Shin Bet security service to fight crime in the Arab community, diverting more than half a billion shekels (about $170 millio) from the community's development plan.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Shin BetArab IsraelisIsrael policeIsrael crimeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsStrait of HormuzIranMahmoud AhmadinejadRo Khanna Moody'sIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Government Plans to Use Shin Bet for Law Enforcement in Arab CommunityIsrael Isn't Attacking Iran, but It's Deeply Involved in This WarResigning Likud MK: 'One Third' of Party Tried to Oust Netanyahu After Oct. 7Israel Police Officer Suspected of Obstructing Jerusalem Murder InvestigationU.S. Strikes Around Tehran for First Time Since Trump Declared End of Cease-fireRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Eisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimRahm Emanuel Wants to Save Israel. But Are Israelis Listening?