A new study by Hashomer HaChadash and the Kohelet Policy Forum (Machon Rifman) reveals that crime, protection rackets, and weak governance impose an annual burden of approximately 23 billion shekels on the Israeli public. About 93% of farmers in the eastern Galilee and 90% in the Negev highlands report extortion and threats.
A new study by Hashomer HaChadash and the Kohelet Policy Forum (Machon Rifman), reported Sunday by journalist Guy Varon on N12, quantifies the cost of lawlessness and crime in Israel at approximately 23 billion shekels annually — equivalent to 8,000 shekels per household. The study focuses on the 'quiet terror' of protection rackets and weak governance, highlighting that 93% of farmers in the eastern Galilee and 90% in the Negev highlands report experiencing extortion and threats. These figures underscore the chronic fiscal and social toll of organized crime and the state's limited enforcement capacity, as The Zioneer has previously reported on the scale of illegal weapons and the direct impact on household budgets.
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