http://www.janes.com/security/law_enforcement/news/jir/jir050617_1_n.shtml
Dr Mark Galeotti
"Organised crime in Israel is becoming an increasingly effective force both nationally and globally, characterised not so much by major syndicates as a plethora of small gangs working together efficiently and opportunistically on specific projects. The catalyst for the original revolution in Israel's underworld was the influx of Russians in the 1990s. The Israeli Law of Return, which guarantees citizenship to those of Jewish descent, was a boon for Russian criminals. Power on the streets of criminals from the former Soviet states has decreased since the 1990s, and indigenous gangs and new groups such as Christian Arabs in Nazareth and Haifa now play the key role in drug dealing and vice."
