Arab sector

Arab Israeli children attacked by Jewish yeshiva students during field trip, 13 hospitalized

According to Kamal Abu Younis, principal of Ibn Khaldun Elementary School in Sakhnin, a group of yeshiva students spat on the Sakhnin students, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray, and beat them. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Middle schoolers from Sakhnin recover after being attacked with pepper spray and tear gas by yeshiva students in the Jordan River Valley on February 4, 2026.
United Hatzalah respond to a call about three men who were shot and killed in the Sharon region on February 3, 2026.

Three men found murdered in their car, bringing 2026 Arab-Israeli death toll to 32

The killing on Tuesday night marks the third fatal shooting in less than 48 hours. Critics argue the crime wave has worsened since Itamar Ben-Gvir became National Security Minister in 2022.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.

When Arab society fights back, everyone looks away - opinion

It is in the moments when a society chooses not to remain silent, when it decides to organize, set boundaries, and confront crime, that the truly important story begins.

|BySULEIMAN AL-‘AMOUR
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.

Arab families protest rise in violent crime, murder, blocking Ayalon highway

“This struggle is a fight for life and against the abandonment of an entire society that bleeds every day,” the protesters said.

|ByWALLA

Thousands protest rising crime in Arab sector, Ben-Gvir accuses leaders of 'fueling violence'

“Tens of thousands in Sakhnin are marching together for the safety of all of us,” Hadash-Tal chairperson MK Ayman Odeh said.

JANUARY 22, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.

Rivers of blood: Arab Israelis are plagued by crime, violence and the gov't won't help - opinion

It is the responsibility of the government to provide protection to its citizens. 

JANUARY 14, 2026ByGHADIR HANI
Members of the Arab community protest against the violence in their community, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026.

'Hijacked by criminal gangs': How gangs, weapons took over Israel's Arab streets

ARAB AFFAIRS: Gangs dominate Arab cities, violence has reached new heights, with daily murders and shootings. Fear and anxiety grip residents, with little hope for safety or justice.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
MANY ILLEGAL weapons in the Arab community are stolen from Israeli army bases, while others are smuggled from the borders with Jordan and Egypt. Here, illegal weapons are displayed after a police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Nazareth in 2021.

It's time Israel recognizes Arab sector homicides as a national crisis - opinion

The murder rate in the Arab sector is not just a tragedy for Arab citizens. It is an indictment of the state.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
Israeli security forces are seen at the scene where three men were shot dead by assassins in the city of Shefa-Amr, northern Israel, January 7, 2026.

Three Arab Israelis murdered in Nazareth, Kafr Qara shootings

Two separate murders occurred in Nazareth and Kafr Qara, claiming the lives of two Arab men and one teenager, as violence continues to plague the Israeli-Arab sector.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
A Magen David Adom ambulance, pictured in March 28, 2024; illustrative.

Arab Israelis push to revive Joint List as divisions threaten their political voice

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: “There is anger in the Arab street because the Arab politicians haven’t managed to work together," political analyst Mohammed Darawshe tells the Post.

DECEMBER 19, 2025ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
RA’AM PARTY HEAD MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in November. Abbas’s political opponents have accused him in recent days of foiling efforts to form a joint list ahead of the elections, claiming that he doesn’t want to close the door to a future coalition.

Peace is possible: My political party reached a peace deal with the Palestinian Authority - opinion

B’Yachad Natzliach (Together We Will Succeed) reached a comprehensive framework agreement with the Palestinian Authority, showing that another way exists.

DECEMBER 11, 2025ByAVI SHAKED
Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook Dome of Rock and Western Wall

Israel thwarts Turkish-led terror network funneling weapons to West Bank on behalf of Hamas

The suspects were arrested in joint operations with Israel Police, and indictments are expected to be filed in the coming days, the agency said.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025BySHIR PERETS
Turkish charities operating in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2025

May Golan's policing proposal will fuel crime, not fight it - opinion

The proposal would dismantle prevention programs to fund enforcement that has already proven catastrophically ineffective.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByDANIEL GOLDMAN
SOCIAL EQUALITY Minister May Golan stands at her chair at the government table in the Knesset plenum earlier this month. Transferring funding from social development to policing will fuel crime, not fight it, the writer argues.

One dead, six wounded in various crime-related shootings in Israel over the weekend

All of the incidents reportedly had criminal, rather than nationalistic or terroristic, motivations.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByGADI ZAIG
The scene of the crime in Jaffa, November 22, 2025.