WikiLeaks cable warns of ‘widening crime war’ in Israel

The U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv expressed concern to the State Department over the "sharp increase" of organized crime in Israel, in an unclassified diplomatic cable dispatched in May 2009 and revealed by WikiLeaks this week.

Entitled "Israel, a promise land for organized crime?", the cable notes that while organized crime has "long-standing roots" in Israel, certain factors indicate that a "widening crime war" has begun to spiral.

via WikiLeaks cable warns of 'widening crime war' in Israel - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News.