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Tel Aviv’s A n investigation by Shomrim dove into the neglect in the
Crime Quarter: southern Tel Aviv neighborhood of Neve Sha’anan. It found
31 Brothels, more than 30 brothels operating illegally, drug dealers and
Drug Deals on illegal gambling in broad daylight in residential areas. Exclusive
Deckchairs documentation revealed that the police made a conscious
and No Police decision not to enforce the law in order to prevent this pocket
of crime from spilling over into other neighborhoods. The result
Roni Singer was the abandonment of the residents of the neighborhood, of
illegal sex trafficking, prostitution and drugs, all without police
intervention or enforcement. The story was also published by
N12.

Neglect in the neighborhoods Impact: A group of neighborhood resident filed a case with
of South Tel Aviv. The the Supreme Court against the policy of the police and their
individuals depicted in the lack of enforcement in the neighborhood. A few days after
photograph are unrelated to the publication of the article, the police raided 11 of the 31
the content of the article. brothels and closed them down. In May, the Court criticized
Photo by: Bea Bar Kallosh the police for their lack of enforcement, citing Shomrim’s
article.

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