Arabs

Jerusalem highlights: January 16-22

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Graphic novel ‘Between the River and the Sea’ by Hillel Cohen.
Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026.

The divide in Iran's protests: Why ethnic minorities are not taking to the streets - opinion

Tsofen encourages the establishment and development of hi-tech centers in major Arab cities and communities.

Israel's hi-tech paradox: Record degrees, stagnant employment for Arab graduates - opinion

A scene from ‘Bella.’

How a Jew and an Arab made a comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict


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

According to figures released Wednesday morning by Abraham Initiatives, eight Arab citizens have been killed since the start of the year. Seven of the victims were shot to death.

Israeli police tape.

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

Cutting social investment in the name of security creates a bad cycle that weakens trust and fuels long-term instability.

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

The Knesset’s decline reflects Israel’s broader political crisis - opinion

The deterioration of the Knesset is evidence of the deterioration of Israel’s liberal democratic system as a whole. Hopefully, after the next Knesset elections, this process will be reversed.

A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

Israeli civilians mistakenly enter Palestinian villages in West Bank, rescued by IDF

The military rushed forces to two locations in the West Bank to rescue Israelis who entered Area A by mistake.

Israeli soldiers guard during a protest of Jewish settlers at the Beit Furik checkpoint, east of Nablus, in the West Bank, May 9, 2025

Police arrest Hilltop Youth for 'racist attack' on pregnant Arab woman, family in Jaffa - KAN

According to initial reports, KAN explained, the Hilltop Youth assaulted the woman while she sat in her car with her family, spraying them with pepper spray while shouting "dirty Arab."

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Heroism at Bondi: Ahmed al-Ahmed's actions show universal value of human life - opinion

Ahmed al-Ahmed, a local fruit vendor, rushed toward a terrorist during a Hanukkah celebration and risked his own life to save others.

NEW SOUTH WALES Premier Chris Minns visits Ahmed al-Ahmed, who is credited with seizing a rifle from one of the gunmen at the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting and saving lives, in the hospital in Sydney, on December 15, 2025.

Jewish group urges halt to ‘Nakba’ exhibit at Canadian Museum of Human Rights

Introducing the exhibit just two years after the October 7 Hamas attacks "raises further alarm," says AGPI, warning the display risks emboldening extremist rhetoric.

People rally to mark the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on February 24, 2023.

Israel-Hamas War made Israelis more religious, JPPI special report reveals

Approximately half of the people who identified as center or left-wing reported a rightward shift in their politics since October 7.

 A Jewish man wears a blue Kippah with a Star of David on it in Sao Paulo, Brazi

Are Arab states already pessimistic about the future of the Gaza deal? - analysis

Many countries are wary of the future and wonder if the deal agreed to in Egypt on October 8 can actually change the situation in Gaza. 

Trucks carry aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025.

Jewish-Arab equality is the only path forward: Lessons from Vivian Silver - opinion

Reality has proven to us again and again that the only viable path forward with the Bedouin community is the slow and difficult work of building trust, mutual respect, and belonging.

VIVIAN SILVER

Kafr Kara shooting kills 29-year-old amid rising Arab sector homicide wave

According to the Abraham Initiatives, 187 Arab-Israelis have been murdered in 2025.

Police car at night