Arab sector

Israel needs a bold, fresh approach and unity government in wake of election stalemate - editorial

After the results of Tuesday's election produced a stalemate, there are few options available to prevent another round of elections – a minority opposition government or a centrist unity government.

United Arab List (Ra’am) party chairman Mansour Abbas stands alongside fellow party members on stage following the release of exit poll results in the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.
Arabs cast their votes at a polling station in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod; illustrative.

The future Israel cannot ignore: Opposition must speak to the country it hopes to lead - comment

Leader of the Democrats party Yair Golan and Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas attend a conference at Givat Haviva, January 6, 2026

Israel's opposition must form 65-seat majority coalition with Arab parties, Democrats' Golan says

MK Mansour Abbas attends a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

After elections, Israeli Arabs now have political power - will their leaders use it? - analysis


Fine Line: Social impact with a business-oriented mindset

Tal Halamish, co-founder of Fine Line, a design agency where creativity meets purpose, describes how social issues can impact the hi-tech sector, and how humanities can come in handy in business.

 FINE LINE lecture for young designers, in collaboration with the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality.

Israel Police arrest woman from east Jerusalem for inciting terrorism

During her interrogation in the Jerusalem District, additional findings were discovered linking the suspect to incitement and support for terrorism.

 The social media post of the suspect inciting terror, August 18, 2024. (illustration)

The responsibility of new Police Commissioner Daniel Levi: Protect the public first - editorial

Time will tell what he will do and which direction he will choose to take the police in, but there is no doubt that this is one of the most critical public security bodies this country has.

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.

For Jews, a wrong turn into an Arab town is a death sentence - opinion

Acknowledging the deep levels of violent Jew-hatred among Palestinian Arabs would upset the international news media’s preferred myth of peaceful, moderate Arabs mistreated by violent, racist Jews.

A Palestinian boy throws stones at an armored wheel loader of the Israel Defense Forces during clashes near Nablus

Jerusalem Day flag parade to march through Muslim Quarter in shadow of war

This year, under the shadow of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, tensions are even higher.

 Participants in the Jerusalem Day Flag Parade gather outside the Old City's Damascus Gate, May 18, 2023

Israel's National Student Union creates plan to combat incitement to terror

Under this program, all associations—except those that voted against it—committed to taking action against lecturers or students who have expressed or will express support for terrorism.

Arab-Israelis and Israeli left-wing activist students, attend a rally marking the Nakba anniversary at the Tel Aviv University on May 15, 2024

'Sick massacre:' Three family members are butchered in Nazareth murder-suicide

A shooter in Nazareth targets family members before committing suicide, leaving three dead and others injured. Police view it as a family conflict, not criminal activity.

 Nazareth, Galilee region with the Basilica of Annunciation on background.

Arab sector violence: How much spilled blood will Israel allow? - opinion

The previous government showed reducing violence in the Arab sector is possible. During the war, this issue was forgotten, and the death toll rose.

 Last weekend was particularly bloody. Said Qaaden, who was killed in a shooting last night in Baqa al-Gharbia

Israel's southern communities prepare for potential violence during Ramadan

"Representatives and leaders of the Arab sector did not come out in condemnation against the horrific massacre on October 7, neither in Hebrew nor in Arabic," said the CEO of the NGO Regavim.

 A CAR is set on fire in Acre, May 2021. Arab radicals are violent, dangerous and waiting to strike again at the Jews.

Letters to the Editor, January 17, 2024: The local leaders

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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