The now impoverished Hasan Arfa neighborhood. Photo: Assaf Kamar. The Hasan Arfa neighborhood. The municipalities green bicycles, part of a city-wide bike renting system, can be seen lying around the sides of the streets, highlighting the feeling that police and law enforcement agencies do not have a presence there.
Rachel was attacked several times in the neighborhood. Another resident of the neighborhood, Omar, lives in a garage turned apartment. He was harassed and held for ransom as the Bedouins attempted to contact his family in Eritrea. Omar's family eventually paid for his release but he still has burns on his body that remind him of the torture he endured. Omar lives in a former car garage. All rights reserved. Breaking News. Tel Aviv's overlooked neighborhood of Hasan Arfa. Drugs and prostitution: Inside Tel Aviv's dark underbelly of crime and abuse.
Most people do not even know the name of the neighborhood, named Hasan Arfa, that is the center for prostitution, drugs, and gambling a mere five minutes from the heart of Tel Aviv. Most people living in Tel Aviv do not know the name of the area that is a mere five minute walk away from Rothschild Boulevard - an area which will soon undergo construction and be replaced with luxurious high-rises, and is currently home to prostitutes, makeshift casinos, and undocumented immigrants.
When the British took control of Israel they took over the villa that existed in the area and the only remnants of the once developed area are the eucalyptus trees that stand among the stolen bikes that are strewn in the streets of the now impoverished area.
