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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.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
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

According to reports from residents, the roadblock in one neighborhood is complete and does not allow any entry or exit.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, HODIA RAN
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

Israel's political parties should run campaigns focused on offering real ideas and alternatives. That is how political movements grow and how politics regain substance.

|ByJPOST 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

The bloc, once made up of the four Arab parties, began to break apart ahead of the 2021 elections after Ra’am left the alliance.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Anan Safadi: A pioneer of English-language journalism in Israel

Anan Safadi’s legacy as a pioneering journalist continues to be remembered by those who followed his work.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anan Safadi, a beloved former journalist at The Jerusalem Post.

Crime and violence in Arab society: It’s a danger to all of Israeli society - opinion

Israeli society must also take collective responsibility. Violence in Arab communities is not just “their problem” – it is a problem for all of us.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025BySULEIMAN AL-AMOUR
Police officers securing the Old City in Jerusalem before Ramadan Friday prayers, March 29, 2024.

Arab-Israeli murder rate third highest in developed world

The difference in murder rates between Jews and Arabs in Israel in 2023 is about 60% greater than the difference in murder rates between black and white communities in the US.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
Police at the scene where five people were shot dead in the Arab Town of Yafa an-Naseriyye, northern Israel, June 8, 2023

72% of Israelis say country failed to learn lessons of Oct. 7, tensions between Jews and Arabs

The survey by the Lazar Research Institute highlights deep fractures in Israeli society, with rising ideological, national, and religious tensions threatening national unity.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli border police check Arab women in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Sukkot holiday. October 03, 2023.

Is there apartheid in Israel? - opinion

Israel is a democratic state that offers equal rights to all its citizens, including Palestinian citizens of Israel – who make up about 20% of the population.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJOEL LEYDEN
SUPREME COURT Justice Khaled Kabub leans forward, acknowledging the applause of others, at a ceremony of newly-appointed judges at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2022.

Record numbers of reservists and fewer new jobs: Israel's labor market at war

"The decline in employment among Arabs and haredim is concerning given the well-known challenges these populations face in the labor market," according to a report by the Taub Center.

JANUARY 8, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
A man works in his office (illustrative)

Bias and belonging in an online world: Navigating identity in the digital divide - opinion

Whether speaking Hebrew, English, or Arabic, I’m frequently asked where I’m “really from.”

JANUARY 5, 2025ByKORAL SAEED
THE WRITER says that she is trapped in a snow globe of identity, yet finds joy in the blend; three languages, three books, and a journey of self-discovery.

Israel approves NIS 744m. program to boost Hebrew language education for Arab citizens

The Israeli government has approved a massive investment to boost Hebrew language education in the Arab sector, aiming to enhance academic and employment opportunities.

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

Deep divides between Israeli Arabs, Jews in social issues and equality, survey finds

A large majority of Arab citizens surveyed ranked violence and crime in the Arab sector as the most concerning issue, followed by anti-Arab racism, housing and land shortages, and education.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hundreds of Arab and Jewish youth in southern Israel took part in a march for unity and solidarity in May 2024.

‘A human and a Muslim obligation to denounce Hamas’ - interview

“For me, the State of Israel is everything: its well being is my well being, and its challenges are my challenges,” says Nael Zoabi, a Muslim Arab Israeli educator and advocate.

DECEMBER 19, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Nael Zoabi, a Muslim Arab-Israeli educator, activist and advocate