Arab sector

'This is policy': Five Arab-Israelis shot dead overnight as crime continues to surge

Rahat mayor says it's 'a black day' for the entire Arab sector as Abraham Initiatives reports 45 victims of crime since the year began.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
The three suspects artrested by police in relation to the shooting of the son of former Rahat mayor Ata Abu Madighem, Thursday, February 12, 2026.
Arab Israelis protest against the war in Gaza in the northern Arab city of Sakhnin, holding empty bowls and signs calling attention to the humanitarian crisis, July 25, 2025

Psychologist shortage, war deepens Israeli-Arab mental health crisis

A state comptroller report published last year found that 54% of Arab society reported experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress, compared with 32% of Jewish Israelis

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest outside the Prime Minister's Office against the violence in their communities, February 8, 2026.

Protests erupt outside PM's office, Arab leaders call to fire Ben-Gvir over crime in Arab sector

Protest leaders intend to send a message to Netanyahu before his flight to DC. The death toll in the Arab sector has risen to 36 so far this year.

|ByKESHET NEEV, MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

Will Israel’s Arabs reach the political Promised Land? - opinion

Israeli Arabs are simply no longer a monolith - a growing sub-sector has emerged, especially in mixed cities, that is culturally quite “Israeli.”

|ByDAN PERRY

What causes violence, murders among Israeli Arabs, and what can cure it?

By September 1, some 165 Israeli Arabs had been murdered since the start of the year. The violence is clearly out of control. But why? And what can and should be done?

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023BySHLOMO MAITAL
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.

Lapid meets with Arab authorities as murders continue to rise

The meeting came as Arab leaders are dealing with record numbers of murders within the sector. So far in 2023, more than 170 Arabs were killed.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND
POLICE AND MEDICAL personnel at the scene of the murder of a woman in Lod, last week.

Police seek to catch Arab sector crime bosses through tax forms

Since the year began police have confiscated 1,233 pistols, 218 rifles, 493 improvised weapons, 54 shotguns, 453 different types of grenades, 231 explosive charges, and 166,176 rounds of ammunition.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Smuggled guns seized by the IDF and Israel Police near the border with Jordan, October 3, 2022

Netanyahu ignored Abbas's request to lead fight against Arab crime

Mansour Abbas, head of the Ra'am Party, offered to help fight Arab sector crime, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored his request, as crime rates continue to skyrocket.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Ra'am Party head MK Mansour Abbas attends a conference of Israel Hayom newspaper in Jerusalem, September 6, 2023.

A majority of Israelis feel unsafe amid rampant crime, terror

The absence of a personal security feeling also affects people's actions in public spaces and even on roads.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The scene of a car ramming terrorist attack next to the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, Israel, on April 24, 2023.

Man killed in shooting near Nazareth as Arab sector launches protest strike

The Arab sector held a general strike across the country on Tuesday in response to rising crime rates.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Members of the Arab community march as they protest against the violence in their community, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. August 31, 2023.

An imam’s plea amid rampant violence in Arab sector - opinion

If we are destined to live together on this same piece of land, then the responsibility for this hardship is on all of us.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByIYYAD AMER
Members of the Arab community march as they protest against the violence in their community, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. August 31, 2023

Israel Police, Interior Ministry clash over municipal elections safety

The disagreement comes as local candidates feel unsafe as four local politicians in the Arab sector have been targeted in the past couple of weeks.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
  Demonstrators protest against the violence in the Israeli Arab Community and the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on August 26, 2023.

Military top lawyer: Israeli efforts to harm judicial independence hurt IDF

Israel Bar Association held its 12th annual conference on Monday, with notable Israel legal figures touching on the judicial reform.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi speaks at the 12th annual Israel Bar Association Conference on Monday, September 4, 2023

Imam shot dead near mosque in second Arab city shooting in 24 hours

This also marks the second shooting incident in Kfar Kara in under 24 hours, after two young men in their 20s were shot dead on Frid

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the mosque where a shooting occurred in Kfar Kara on September 2, 2023