Disrupted business activity and reduced investment cost Israel's economy up to $6.7 billion, the Finance Ministry estimated. The Arab society's murder rate – 11 per 100,000 in 2025 – is comparable to that of countries like Sudan or Iraq
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Disrupted business activity and reduced investment cost Israel's economy up to $6.7 billion, the Finance Ministry estimated. The Arab society's murder rate – 11 per 100,000 in 2025 – is comparable to that of countries like Sudan or Iraq
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09:56 AM • April 29 2026 IDT
The government's failure to curb rising crime in Israel's Arab society carries a heavy financial toll of 10–20 billion shekels ($3.3–6.7 billion) a year – equal to 0.5 to 1 percent of the country's GDP – according to an estimate published Monday by the Finance Ministry's Chief Economist Department.
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