Story highlights Jamal Hakrush will be responsible for establishing police stations in new Arab towns

Israeli Arabs make up about a quarter of the country's population

Jerusalem (CNN) Israel promoted an Arab police officer to deputy commissioner, the highest rank obtained by a Muslim in the nation.

Jamal Hakrush will be in charge of improving the policing services in Arab neighborhoods and towns in Israel.

He will be responsible for establishing police stations in new Arab towns while strengthening the existing stations.

Israeli Arabs make up roughly a quarter of the country's population.

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