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Analysis by Saher Ghazawi examining how Israeli media and political discourse frame organized crime in Palestinian communities inside Israel, arguing that the dominant discourse “securitizes" crime and shifts responsibility from state policy failures and discrimination onto Palestinian society itself. The piece covers the redefinition of crime as a national security threat, the portrayal of Palestinian society as collectively responsible, and large-scale police operations in Palestinian towns and the Negev. This piece is valuable for research on Palestinian citizens of Israel, media framing, Israeli policing, and discrimination against Palestinian communities in Israel. This paper was jointly published by Mada al-Carmel and Arab Center Washington DC.
