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Ministers Seek to Divert Funding from Arab Society to the Police and Shin Bet

Without any consultation and despite opposition from most ministries, May Golan and Itamar Ben-Gvir – the ministers of social equality and national security respectively – want the cabinet to vote on their proposal to divert 2.5 billion shekels ($750M) away from government programs aimed at improving the lot of Israel’s Arab citizens and giving it instead to the police and the Shin Bet.
Shomrim reveals the figures and the internal correspondence warning of catastrophe:
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/pillaging-the-five-year-plan
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A Multimillion-dollar Tax Bonanza: How Hamas Took Back Economic Control of the Gaza Strip

Hamas has started re-imposing taxes and commissions on goods entering Gaza, capitalizing on the renewed flow of dual-use items and the growing number of private trucks entering the enclave. According to estimates, it has already generated more than 200 million shekels ($66 million) since the cease-fire began. At the same time, Israel is losing control over its mechanisms for monitoring what enters Gaza, while the United States is constraining the Israeli government’s ability to curb the flow of cash to Hamas.
A Shomrim investigation:
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/hamas-economic-control
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How Netanyahu’s Government Is Rewriting the Memory of October 7

The prime minister has not taken responsibility for the failings that led to the massacre, but the minister responsible for passing a law commemorating the October 7 disaster is none other than Benjamin Netanyahu. He will be in charge of the national memorial site, he will control the official archive that decides which testimony to keep and which to discard, and he will appoint members of the council that will receive all the commemoration funding.
A Shomrim investigation highlights the battle for the memory of October 7. Published also in N12
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/netanyahu-rewriting-the-memory-of-october-7
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Bury October 7 and Blame the Kaplan Protestors: How the Israeli Right Plans to Win the Next Election

Right-wing strategists share their campaign plans, goals and means: Smashing the ‘Anyone but Bibi’ camp by calling for national unity – under Netanyahu; Appealing to the mainstream right, even while saying contradictory things to placate the base; Thwarting the establishment of a state commission of inquiry by delegitimizing the Supreme Court; and removing the Haredi draft law from the agenda by blaming the left. These are just some of the tactics revealed.
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/bury-october7-and-blame-the-protestors
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Nova Survivors’ Struggles to Get Their Lives Back on Track

Two years after the massacre, survivors of the Nova music festival are still fighting: severe post-trauma, drug addictions, exhausting medical committees and a health and welfare system that is neglecting them. While the state hands out nothing more than temporary allowances and insensitive bureaucracy, NGOs and communities of volunteers are assisting those affected. But they lack expertise and experience – and in some cases even create new problems: ‘I fought to survive and now I feel like I’m fighting everyone.’ The Nova Tribe Community Association: At every event, we urge folks not to use drugs, but in some circumstances we are unable to enforce this.’
A Shomrim investigation:
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/nova-survivors-struggles
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Shall I Show You Photos, Too? How AI Chatbots Are Offering Sensitive Leaked Data

During nearly two years of war, Iranian-affiliated hackers have accessed large troves of sensitive data belonging to Israeli ministries, officials, and citizens. Artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini reproduce this sensitive data, despite court-issued gag orders in Israel. One of the bots even provided original posts and the password needed to open the files.
A Shomrim exposé:
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/ai-chatbots-sensitive-leaked-data
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How Ben-Gvir Derailed Israel’s Flagship Program Combating Violence in the Arab-Sector

Youth protection instructors deployed to neighborhoods plagued by violence and vandalism; rapid intervention to halt cycles of family revenge; and a coordinated mechanism linking the community, police and State Attorney’s Office - these were among the key tools of Stop the Bleeding, the anti-crime initiative launched by the Bennett-Lapid government in seven severely affected Arab communities, including Umm al-Fahm, Taibeh, Lod and Rahat. But since taking office, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has forced the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee out of the program, slashed budgets, dismissed staff, and left the initiative without clear leadership. Meanwhile, murder rates continue to soar. In response, Ben-Gvir’s ministry has attempted to shift the blame onto the Finance Ministry.
A Shomrim investigation:
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/three-years-200-murders-each-year
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Shomrim Newsletter - September 2025

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Israel Facing Unprecedented Wave of PTSD Diagnoses

“It’s not just me — no home will be spared,” said Israeli comedian Udi Kagan in a viral stand-up routine about the PTSD he suffers as a result of his military service. He’s far from alone. Nearly two years after October 7, and on the eve of a large-scale call-up of reservists, Shomrim presents the real data — along with a stark warning from experts at Israel’s three leading trauma treatment centers: “We are facing an unrelenting wave of patients.”
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/unprecedented-wave-of-ptsd
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UN Publishes Tender for Tens of Thousands of Prefabricated Temporary Units for Gaza

The United Nations Development Programme published a tender to supply tens of thousands of prefabricated, steel-framed units to the Gaza Strip, to house displaced Palestinians. ‘This project will contribute to rehabilitation efforts in the Gaza Strip,’ the UN wrote. The U.N. tender provides a first glimpse into what the “day after" will look like for forcibly displaced Gazans.
A Shomrim exclusive:
https://www.shomrim.news/eng/gaza-un-tender
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