From the New York Times news section:

Violent Crime Spikes Among Arabs in Israel as Officials Admit Neglect

Killings of Arabs by Arabs have soared in Israel. The prevailing assumption, an official said, was “as long as they are killing each other, that’s their problem.”

By Isabel Kershner
Oct. 2, 2021, 10:37 a.m. E

… The shooting last week was just one of at least 16 homicides in Israel’s Arab communities last month, and one of nearly 100 so far this year.

The killings — not by Israeli soldiers but by Arab criminals — account for about 70 percent of all Israeli homicides, though Arabs represent just over 20 percent of the population. The surging violence has shocked the country and put a spotlight on what the government acknowledges to have been decades of neglect of crime in Arab communities.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has described the violence as a “national blight” and will head a new ministerial task force to combat the problem that is set to meet on Sunday.

Omer Bar-Lev, who as Israel’s minister of public security oversees the country’s police force, decried what he said was “the prevailing assumption that as long as they are killing each other, that’s their problem.”

The spike in killings has spawned an “Arab Lives Matter” campaign. But unlike the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, Arab leaders are begging for police action.

“Can the Israel police really not overcome a bunch of criminal gangs?” demanded Ayman Odeh, the leader of an Arab alliance in Israel’s Parliament, at a demonstration last week. “Of course it can, but to put it simply, it treats us as its backyard.”

The number of homicides within the Arab community has spiraled in recent years, from 58 in 2013, according to the police, to about 97 in 2020, and at least 98 so far this year. An Arab citizen of Israel is far more likely to get killed by a fellow Arab than by the Israeli police, and more Arabs have been killed by Arabs in Israel so far this year than have been killed by Israeli security forces in confrontations in the occupied West Bank, which receive much greater attention.

Fewer than a quarter of the cases have been solved, a symptom, critics say, of both police indifference and Arab distrust of the police.

Not fom the New York Times news section:

Violent Crime Spikes Among Blacks in America as Officials Admit Neglect

Killings of Blacks by Blacks have soared in America. The prevailing assumption, an official said, was “as long as they are killing each other, that’s their problem.”

By Isabel Kershner
Oct. 2, 2021, 10:37 a.m.

… The shooting last year was just one of at least 9,941 homicides in America’s Black communities last month, up from 7,777 in 2019..

The killings — overwhelmingly not by white policemen but by Black criminals — account for about 57 percent of all American homicides, though Blacks represent just over 13 percent of the population. The surging violence has shocked the country and put a spotlight on what the government acknowledges to have been decades of neglect of crime in Black communities.

President Joe Biden has described the violence as a “national blight” and will head a new ministerial task force to combat the problem that is set to meet on Monday.

Merrick Garland, who as America’s Attorney General oversees the country’s police forces, decried what he said was “the prevailing assumption that as long as they are killing each other, that’s their problem.”

The spike in killings has spawned a “Black Lives Murdered” campaign. But unlike the failed Black Lives Matter movement, Black leaders are now begging for police action.

“Can the American police really not overcome a bunch of criminal gangs?” demanded Jim Clyburn, the leader of a Black alliance in America’s Congress, at a demonstration last week. …

The number of homicides within the Black community has spiraled in recent years, from 6,261 in 2013, according to the police, to about 9,941 in 2020, and at least 98 so far this year. A Black citizen of America is far more likely to get killed by a fellow Black than by a white policeman, and more Blacks have been killed by Blacks so far this year than have been killed by white security officers, which receive much greater attention.

Fewer than half of the cases have been solved, a symptom, critics say, of both police indifference and Black distrust of the police.

A curious comparison …