Crime rates in israel

Court jails Palestinian man for spitting on female IDF officer on bus, entering Israel illegaly

According to police, Muhammad sat on a bus beside a reservist officer in uniform, played loud music, and after she moved seats, he approached from behind at a stop and spat in her face.

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Members of the Arab community protest against the violence in their community, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026.

Rivers of blood: Arab Israelis are plagued by crime, violence and the gov't won't help - opinion

A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

Israeli lawmakers push to ban brothels as anti-prostitution efforts expand

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

2025 deadliest year on record for Arab society in Israel, Abraham Initiatives report finds


Police examining allegations of sexual harassment against Father Gabriel Naddaf

He is also accused of receiving benefit, including sexual favors, from Palestinians for whom he helped obtain entry visas to Israel for illicit business purposes.

Father Gabriel Naddaf

2 Israeli men indicted for stock fraud approved for extradition to US

A grand jury in Manhattan indicted the suspects in June on charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

US dollars and euros banknotes are seen in this illustration photo

Arrest in murder of ex-wife of mob witness, gunned down in front of her kids

The suspect was described by police as a man in his 30s from Beersheba, though no further details were given due to a gag order on the case.

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British press publishes postmortem photo of Scottish woman who died in Eilat

“We wanted to keep the photos out as long as we could but we felt like we had no option [but] to print them today”, Pearson's aunt said.

A postmortem photograph of British citizen Julie Pearson

Cabinet approves multi-billion shekel plan to fight crime in Arab sector

Erdan called the cabinet vote “a historic decision that will once and for all create equality in service and law enforcement between Jewish and Arab communities.”

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Real estate mogul Inbal Or being questioned under caution by police fraud squad

For the past week Or has been at the center of a media storm surrounding her case.

Inbal Or

“Santa Claus murder” suspects convicted for crime that shocked Jaffa

Tufik and Fuad – then aged 24 and 26 - stalked Cadis during the parade, keeping the murder weapon concealed while they took turns wearing the Santa Claus beard and hat.

Santa distributes free Christmas trees in the Old City.

State witness killed in northern Tel Aviv car bomb

Avner Maio was set to testify against eight members of organized crime family

Scene of car bomb in Tel Aviv

Trial opens against former chief rabbi Metzger in bribery case

The charges also include fraud, breach of public trust, fraudulent receipt of a benefit under aggravated circumstances, theft, money-laundering, tax violations and conspiracy to commit a felony,

Rabbi Yona Metzger

Police grapple with brutal murder of woman in front of her children

A deadly act of vengeance against a mob witness, or a murder by an abusive husband against the wife he had repeatedly threatened to kill?

Police car at crime scene