The government postponed to Tuesday a discussion on diverting NIS 600 million from the five-year plan for Arab society to the police and Shin Bet — a move that would halt the Ryan centers operated by the Alfanar organization. Arab community leaders Mazen Gana'im and Druze spiritual leader Mowafaq Tarif urged the government to prevent the closure, according to N12.
The government postponed to Tuesday a scheduled discussion on diverting NIS 600 million from the five-year plan for Arab society to the police and Shin Bet. The diversion would halt the Ryan centers, operated by the Alfanar organization, which provide employment and social services to thousands of young Arabs. The postponement followed a letter from Mazen Gana'im, chairman of the Arab local authorities, and Mowafaq Tarif, the Druze spiritual leader, urging the government to prevent the closures.
The plan is part of a broader shift in policy to involve the Shin Bet in combating organized crime in Arab society, following the shelving of the police commissioner's anti-crime unit earlier this year. The Zioneer previously reported on the NIS 500 million Shin Bet budget allocated for this purpose. The Ryan centers, key to the five-year plan's efforts to offer alternatives to crime, face closure amid the diversion. Critics argue the move will harm employment and economic resilience in Arab communities.
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