Cops for Hire

Israel's local police do not enforce the law. Criminals pay police to protect them from a terrorized public. The police act with impunity, often citing "the public's best interest" as an excuse to dismiss complaints filed by victims. Israeli police abuse their authority to threaten and intimidate victims of crime with arrest, jail and bogus charges. Complaints against criminal activity are either dismissed, or buried under lies and bureaucratic shenanigans. ...