Israeli Arabs

'Hijacked by criminal gangs': How gangs, weapons took over Israel's Arab streets

ARAB AFFAIRS: Gangs dominate Arab cities, violence has reached new heights, with daily murders and shootings. Fear and anxiety grip residents, with little hope for safety or justice.

MANY ILLEGAL weapons in the Arab community are stolen from Israeli army bases, while others are smuggled from the borders with Jordan and Egypt. Here, illegal weapons are displayed after a police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Nazareth in 2021.
Israeli police tape.

Three shot dead in Shfaram as Arab society murder toll reaches eight since start of 2026

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

Only one third of Israeli Arabs feel safe in Israel - poll

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

From prevention to coercion: Israel’s failing response to crime in Arab society - opinion


The fragile ties between Arabs and Jews - opinion

Hopefully, after the war will be over, feelings will start calming down a bit.

 US AMBASSADOR to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at the Security Council on Friday. She said that she couldn't understand those refusing to condemn the atrocities committed by Hamas.

Israelis' consumption of war-related news varies by demographic

Bar-Ilan poll illustrates that a third of Israeli Arabs see social media as their most reliable source for war-related information, while most Israeli Jews see the IDF spokesman as most reliable.

Bar Ilan University, engineering department

First Arab family joins Israeli delegation in US for kidnapped son

Organized by Israel-is, a global Israeli advocacy group, the delegation's mission focused on the plight of those kidnapped in the conflict.

 Samar Fouad Talalka

'We are all Israelis': Arab sector leaders watch October 7 horror film

In attendance were heads of local municipal authorities, community leaders, media personalities, journalists, and thought leaders from the Arab community in Israel. 

 A BABY’S CRIB is turned on its side amid the disarray in a home at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in the aftermath of the October 7 attack carried out by Hamas.

Arab Israelis split on whether Israel's response to October 7 is justified

The findings represent a major shift in the positions of Arab Israelis, said Dr. Arik Rudnitzky, who heads the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at Tel Aviv University.

An Israeli Arab stands behind a voting booth before casting her ballot at a polling station in the northern town of Umm el-Fahm March 17, 2015. Millions of Israelis turned out to vote on Tuesday in a tightly-fought election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to defeat a

Muslim rescuer says Israel kibbutz bloodshed caused by terrorists' hate

Warraqi said many Muslims were also killed in the assault, recalling how he took care of two Arab women wearing hijab, shot by the attackers, and three Arab bus drivers got shot in the head.

An Israeli soldier stands guard next to "The Path to Peace" mosaic, following the October 7 deadly attack by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, at the moshav Netiv HaAsara, in southern Israel, November 17, 2023.

On a tightrope: Israel’s Arab citizens and the war with Hamas - opinion

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

IDF, Israel Police aren't enough: Israelis need guns, better police - opinion

Israel must allow and even encourage the arming of citizens, but must also make a better law enforcement policy to crack down on illegal weapons.

 A woman is seen using a gun at Caliber 3's shooting range.

Israeli media must do its part to reduce tensions post-Hamas massacre - opinion

Anti-Arab rhetoric in Israel is surging after October 7. The media can – and must – help quell it.

 An illustration of israel daily newspapers Maariv and Israel HaYom

Mixed Israeli-Arab school in Jerusalem wins World’s Best School prize

The Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School won the Overcoming Adversity prize for its integration of Jewish and Arab students.

 Arab students in the classroom at the Noreen school, in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina, on January 17, 2023.