Arab crime

Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker

On Sunday, Tibi announced a plan to support an alternative government from outside the coalition in exchange for commitments to address the needs of Arab society.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Ahmad Tibi attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.
Israel Police collect evidence after finding the body of an east Jerusalem man near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on October 26, 2026.

East Jerusalem man found dead near Bethlehem, police conduct series of West Bank raids

Police suspect a criminal incident after a man's body was found near Bethlehem, as other raids netted weapons and suspects in the West Bank and Israel.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Five Palestinian teens arrested over suspected formation of West Bank terror cell

According to police, the group organized as an illegal military force whose members threw Molotov cocktails and stones at Israeli vehicles, roads, and settlement locations in the area.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Burned vehicle is seen after authorities discovered three bodies inside it on September 13, 2026 near Jatt, in northern Israel.

Three bodies found in burned vehicle near Jaljulya in latest Arab sector murder

Police suspect the three men, two brothers and their cousin from Jaljulia, were shot before the vehicle was set on fire early Sunday.

|ByYOAV ETIEL

Despite leading in votes, Netanyahu lacks power to form coalition - poll

In bloc terms, Netanyahu’s coalition stood at 50 seats (unchanged from the previous poll), the opposition bloc at 60 (unchanged), and Hadash-Ta’al plus Ra’am at 10 (unchanged).

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gal Hirsch, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister"s Office hold a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, January 27, 2026.