An Arab police officer has been promoted by Israel to the highest rank ever attained by a Muslim in the force.
Jamal Hakrush starts his job as deputy commissioner after months of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
He will oversee policing in Arab communities where there is a longstanding distrust of the police.
A fifth of Israel’s population is Arab and they often complain that areas in which they live are not so well policed and have poorer public services.
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