Israel crime rate

Smotrich doubles down on refusal to enlist daughter, claims IDF is 'no place for women'

In an interview, Smotrich also addressed his comments on crime rates in Arab communities, saying, "There is a culture of murder, killing, and jihad in Arab society."

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrives to a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025
Two handguns, an explosive device, ammunition, and magazines seized from a school compound in Lakiya, Feb 4, 2026.

Police seize guns, explosive device at Bedouin school amid Negev crackdown on illegal weapons

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

Police arrest suspect over double murder of mother, son in Yokne’am Illit

SOCIAL EQUALITY Minister May Golan stands at her chair at the government table in the Knesset plenum earlier this month. Transferring funding from social development to policing will fuel crime, not fight it, the writer argues.

May Golan's policing proposal will fuel crime, not fight it - opinion


Teenage boys arrested for gang rape of 13 year old girl

Victim is currently hospitalized.

Abuse (Illustrative Photo)

Police: 4 suspects in car bomb that killed mob witness arrested

Shai Bachar, who had agreed to a police request to testify in an extortion case against Avi Ruhan, was killed on January 23rd in Hod Hasharon.

Scene of January 23 car bombing in Hod hasharon in which Shai Bachar

State expected to indict crime boss Yitzhak Abergil

Abergil allegedly schemed to move NIS 50 million from public company to Romania casino.

Gavel [Illustrative]

Police: Israel man committed online sex crimes with dozens of teenage girls

Suspected accused of holding lewd, sexual conversations and convincing the girls to carry out sex acts on themselves while he watched.

Abuse (Illustrative Photo)

State appealing murder charges acquitted due to exploitative undercover agents

The state is appealing an embarrassing defeat where the court threw out much of the charges in a presumed open-shut attempted murder case.

Crime scene [illustrative]

Father of singer Eyal Golan indicted for sexual misconduct with minors

Dani Biton indicted in plea bargain; could serve 2 years in prison.

Eyal Golan

Indictment: French-Israeli con men duped soccer team, French businesses

“This phenomenon causes great damage not only to the companies that are targeted but also to the image of Israel," prosecution says.

Israeli Police

Rabbi Stav denounces recent attacks on Druse

‘There is a feeling that anyone not Jewish is a candidate to be an enemy of ours.’

Rabbi David Stav

Right of silence

The truly innocent should have no fear to talk unreservedly

Faina Kirschenbaum

Woman who stole NIS 300 million from bank she worked at wins early prison release

Eti Alon has already served 12 years of a 17 year sentence which the committee agreed to cut by 1/3; The state can appeal the ruling.

Eti Alon