Arab sector

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
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.
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
Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

Violence in the Arab sector after Oct. 7: The solution is in childhood education - opinion

Chronic insecurity intensifies fear, and fear often amplifies defensive arming and reactive violence.

|ByNANCY HARTEVELT KOBRIN
Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a vote on the state budget at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 28, 2026.

'Are we to blame that you murder one another?' Smotrich clashes with Ra’am over Arab crime spike

Beliak (Yesh Atid) slammed Smotrich, saying, "You are so racist and disgusting. You should be ashamed. You are responsible, you are a minister in the government, you are responsible."

|ByKESHET NEEV

No hesitation from Shin Bet jumping into quadruple murder case

A local council candidate was murdered on Tuesday in the second political murder in as many days.

AUGUST 23, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Police at the scene where four men were shot dead in the Arab Town of Abu Snan, northern Israel, August 22, 2023.

Israel Police probing assassination of Arab city official

152 Arabs have been killed in Israel since the beginning of 2023, according to the Abraham Initiatives.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Police at the scene of a shooting in Tira. August 22, 2023

Four murdered this weekend, with 150 murdered in Arab sector this year

The deaths mark the 150th Arab sector murder since the beginning of 2023, according to the Abraham Initiative.

AUGUST 19, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
MDA ambulance and medics (illustrative).

Smotrich forms new task force for Arab-sector funds following backlash

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that he is fully committed to providing for Israel's Arab sector, after withholding NIS 2.5 billion in funds meant for them.

AUGUST 9, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen addressing a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2023.

Netanyahu backs funds freeze targeting Arab sector, says Smotrich

The finance minister is reportedly withholding NIS 200 million for east Jerusalem development because it included NIS 2.5m. in funding for Arab students.

AUGUST 8, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 18, 2023.

Netanyahu: 'We want to achieve full integration of the Arab society in Israel'

Rising violence in Israel's Arab sector has become a significant challenge for the current coalition government, with a death toll that has nearly tripled compared to the same period last year.

JULY 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as he convenes a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, June 4, 2023

Almost 1,500 illegal guns seized by Israel Police since start of year

The Israel Police noted that the number confiscated averaged out to almost five illegal pistols seized each day.

JULY 10, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israel Police.

Police seized over 400 illegal weapons in Israel's North since start of 2023

Israel Police said on Sunday that the fight against crime and violence in the Arab sector was their top priority.

JULY 2, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
A rifle confiscated by Israel Police is seen

Israel's Arab citizens don't feel safe amid wave of crime, murders

Ongoing violent crime in Israel's Arab community has killed over 100 people in 2023. With unemployment growing and guns ubiquitous, many fear the situation is worsening.

JUNE 30, 2023ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
The scene outside a car wash in Jaffa of Nazareth, where five Arab Israelis were gunned down in a gang war on June 8.

Is Israel's gov't failing to combat wave of death in the Arab sector?

Rising violence in Arab-Israeli communities beleaguers the current coalition, with a death toll nearly tripling that of this time last year.

JUNE 30, 2023ByEVA ROYTBURG, I.H. MINTZ
CARRYING THE coffins of two of the five men murdered the day before in Yafa an-Naseriyye, June 9.