Israeli mafia

The Israeli mafia (Hebrew: מאפיה ישראלית, romanizedMafiyah Yisraelit, or ארגוני פשע בישראל, Irgunei pesha bəYisrael, "organized crime in Israel") are the organized crime groups operating in Israel or consisting of Israeli members. There are 16 crime families operating in Israel, five major groups active on the national level and 11 smaller organizations. There are six Jewish crime families active and three Arab crime families.[1] Many heads and members of the crime groups have either been killed or are in prison.[2][3]

  1. ^ "VICELAND: Charlie Abutbul was badly wounded in a hail of bullets inside a Netanya eatery on Monday". Vicelander.blogspot.be. 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  2. ^ Jonathan Lis (March 15, 2009). "Police cite significant achievements against major crime families. The Israel Police spent the past year focusing on Israel's 16 crime families". Haaretz.
  3. ^ "A Field Guide to Israeli Organized Crime". 5 February 2019.