A warning about the growing number of crimes of violence and crimes among youth in Israel was voiced in the Knesset yesterday by the Minister of Police Eliahy Sasson. He was reviewing his ministry’s activities in the framework of the annual reports presented to the house by Cabinet members. He said part of the blame was due to the fact that since the Six-Day War many young men are carrying weapons–most of them legitimately. Mr. Sasson also said that drug-taking had begun among the youth in Israel and this was probably due to outside influences.
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