Arab sector

Israel is missing a NIS 180 billion growth engine - opinion

Arab society remains underrepresented in the Israeli business sector, particularly in high-quality, higher-paying roles.

|BySHADY HADDAD
Arab Israelis and Haredi youth at a café in Jerusalem
Israeli security forces are seen at the scene where three men were shot dead by assassins in the city of Shfaram, northern Israel, January 7, 2026

Most Jewish Israelis blame Arab crime wave on 'cultural problem,' poll finds

While most Jewish respondents pointed to cultural factors, a similar majority of Arab respondents (57%) blamed police inaction.

|ByMOSHE COHEN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

In Israel, Arab citizens are not heading to the polls in droves - opinion

Many believe that the chaos in Israel's Arab society will encourage the silent majority within it to come out and vote in order to bring about change.

|ByORI WERTMAN
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.

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).

|ByMOSHE COHEN

Bridging the gap: IACC's ambitious project to boost informal education in Arab communities

After winning a tender for a landmark five-year plan, the Israel Association of Community Centers hopes to significantly boost the array of informal education opportunities in Arab society

MARCH 1, 2025ByOHAD MERLIN
YOUTH ACTIVITY at the Yarka Community Center.

Arab municipal leaders demand stronger government response to rising crime

Arab municipal leaders criticize Israel's handling of rising crime, calling for stronger government action and Shin Bet involvement to combat violence.

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Demonstrator holding a sign reading "the minister for nationalist incitement is responsible for the situation!" at a protest against the violence in the Israeli Arab Community and the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. August 26, 2023.

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.

Wages in Arab sector increase, but so do pay gaps, says new study

The study “shows the enormous challenges that the Arab sector still faces in the labor market,” Alfanar CEO Hussam Abu Baker said.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
A man works in his office (illustrative)

Thirteen pistols thrown from moving vehicle on Highway 6, suspect arrested

Northern District police stopped the vehicle near Yokneam after a suspect scattered weapons along the highway; indictment pending against southern resident.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Glock-style pistols confiscated by Israel Police.

Israel Police launches crackdown on Arab sector criminal activity

Violent crime in the Arab sector has been a major national concern for years.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Police at scene of stabbing attack in Florentine, Tel Aviv, January 18, 2025.

Third murder in 24 hours, National Security Minister remains abroad

Haim Katz was appointed temporary National Security Minister for three months while simultaneously holding the Tourism; Heritage; and Negev, Galilee, and National Resilience Ministries.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
Police crime scene tape

Orphaned by violence: Amna Aash’s journey with the Sunflower Association

“We didn’t just lose our mother; we lost our childhood, our resilience, and our security,” Amna Aash said following her mother's murder.

DECEMBER 4, 2024ByCOREY TUSAK
Sunflower Association Center in Jisr az-Zarqa

Police commissioner holds situational assessment following four crime-related deaths in Arab cities

Additionally, the commissioner instructed the implementation of controlled entry and exit checkpoints in communities to enhance residents' security and continue enforcement against crime. 

NOVEMBER 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Newly appointed Police Commissioner Daniel Levi at a ceremony of new appointments and ranks of the Israeli police, at the Ministry of National Security in Jerusalem, on July 4, 2023.

Can Israel tackle internal terror threats rising across the country? - analysis

The massive rise in lawlessness in the Negev has also fueled the rise in terror attacks.

OCTOBER 27, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
SECURITY FORCES arrive at the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, last month. Contrary to a narrative popularly pushed by Western leaders and the media, Palestinian terrorism isn’t just conducted by the extremists in Palestinian society, the writer argues. (20/4/2024)