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‘Unacceptable situation': Herzog calls on leaders to tackle record high Arab-sector murder toll

Following a deadly year for Arab society, President Herzog visits Sakhnin, calling for unity, determination, and decisive action to fight crime and ensure a safe future for all.

President Isaac Herzog visited the town of Sakhnin on Thursday, where he met with leaders from the Arab community in response to the recent rise in violence within Arab society in Israel.
Concrete roadblocks placed in Arab neighborhoods in Lod.

Arab neighborhoods in Lod blocked off by police-placed concrete cubes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

Not just 'anyone but Bibi': Israel is in election mode, but where is the ideology? - editorial

An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

Arab parties sign commitment to re-establish joint list ahead of Israel's elections


Cairo revokes Egyptian citizenship of Israeli-Arab man - Egyptian reports

Under Law No. 26 of 1975, Egyptian citizens are required to receive official approval from Egypt before obtaining another citizenship.

Cairo, Egypt.

Labeling Arab crime as terrorism will not make Israel safer - opinion

It represents a grave and dangerous error that risks further eroding trust between Arab citizens and the state, while doing little to actually curb crime.

 Arab Israelis stage a mock funeral in Tel Aviv on August 6 to demonstrate against what they say is the government’s failure to address soaring levels of organized crime.

Arab Israeli student stabbed to death at school as sector violence claims 211 victims this year

Qasem Asala, 18, also died in criminal Arab sector violence on Monday. He was shot in a hit-and-run on his way to work in the Galilee.

The scene where a student was stabbed at a school in Kafr Kara, in northern Israel, October 27, 2025

Soroka Medical Center doctor passes away after being shot over family land dispute

Dr. Ziad Abu Abed was shot on his way home from work at Soroko Medical Center in Beersheba, the latest incident in a decade long feud between two families in Rahat.

 A Magen David Adom ambulance drives through the streets of Israel.

Invisible war wounds: Taub Center says vital to strengthen support for Jewish, Arab youngsters

To alleviate the unique difficulties of the Arab population, the researchers recommended designing dedicated programs for financial assistance, psychological support, and equality in responses.

CHILDREN USE splashing paint to create art in July at the soccer field in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, where a Hezbollah rocket killed 12 Druze children and wounded 42.

Ex-Israel U21 soccer captain Ataa Jaber backs Thunberg's Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza

Israeli-born soccer player Ataa Jaber, now with the Palestinian national team, posted backing for the Global Sumud Flotilla, including activists such as Greta Thunberg, currently en route to Gaza.

Ataa Jaber representing the Palestinian national soccer team.

Three killed in separate criminal shootings across country, Israel Police says

A spike in violence left three people dead in separate incidents across Israel. Authorities are investigating links to organized crime and family disputes.

Police car at night

'Time to intensify efforts': Hadash Party backs mass protest against Gaza starvation in Tel Aviv

Thousands of peace activists will stand together, participating in an anti-war, anti-hunger protest in Tel Aviv backed by the Hadash Arab party.

Arabs and Israelis protest against the current war in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, April 24, 2025

Police thwart truck drivers allegedly smuggling illicit goods into Gaza under guise of aid

The goods found inside the trucks, which included large quantities of tobacco and cigarettes, were concealed under the guise of humanitarian supplies intended for Gaza.

Items that two truck drivers were arrested for attempting to smuggle in the Gaza Strip under guise of humanitarian aid, August 18, 2025.

Shooting, explosives, sleepless nights: Witnesses recount life amid rampant crime in Arab society

Sara Abu Siam from Lod says fear of violence now defines daily life for Arab youth in Israel, as crime surges and police response lags behind.

 Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.