Arab sector

'I am going to an Arab party, they aren't coming to me': Segalovitz explains Ra'am move - interview

The former senior police commander will run second on Ra’am’s slate and join its parliamentary faction rather than become a formal party member.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
United Arab List party Mansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovitz attend a discussion on the Electricity Law connecting to Arab and Bedouin towns, in during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament on December 06, 2021.
Arab-Israeli protesters hold placards during a demonstration in Tel Aviv to draw attention to the rising crime rates in their community on January 31. PremiumPremium

Israel's war within: As murders mount, the Arab sector struggles to escape a cycle of violence

With a record wave of killings, organized crime and fear are tearing at the fabric of Israel’s Arab sector, with critics accusing the government and police of failing to stop the violence

|ByBEN LYNFIELD
Israel’s election campaign is gathering pace, with the country’s political parties competing over the questions of security, leadership and the direction Israel takes after three years of war.

Israel's most consequential election looms, three years after October 7 - from the editor

Israel heads toward a high-stakes election after three years of war, with Netanyahu’s leadership at the center of the vote

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
TODAY, 25% of the country’s working physicians are Arab-Israeli.

Medical coexistence: Arab Israeli doctors show the cost of Israel’s medical school shortage

As Israel faces a growing doctor shortage, Arab Israelis now make up 25% of physicians and play an essential role in a health system that also offers a model of coexistence.

|ByBRENDA KATTEN

Israel is missing a NIS 180 billion growth engine - opinion

Arab society remains underrepresented in the Israeli business sector, particularly in high-quality, higher-paying roles.

APRIL 19, 2026BySHADY HADDAD
Arab Israelis and Haredi youth at a café in Jerusalem

Most Jewish Israelis blame Arab crime wave on 'cultural problem,' poll finds

While most Jewish respondents pointed to cultural factors, a similar majority of Arab respondents (57%) blamed police inaction.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security forces are seen at the scene where three men were shot dead by assassins in the city of Shfaram, northern Israel, January 7, 2026

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.

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByORI WERTMAN
An Israeli Arab casts her ballot at a polling station inside a church in the northern town of Reineh, March 17, 2015.

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).

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByMOSHE COHEN
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.

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.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026ByNANCY HARTEVELT KOBRIN
Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 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."

FEBRUARY 17, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
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.

'This is policy': Five Arab-Israelis shot dead overnight as crime continues to surge

Rahat mayor says it's 'a black day' for the entire Arab sector as Abraham Initiatives reports 45 victims of crime since the year began.

FEBRUARY 12, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
The three suspects artrested by police in relation to the shooting of the son of former Rahat mayor Ata Abu Madighem, Thursday, February 12, 2026.

Psychologist shortage, war deepens Israeli-Arab mental health crisis

A state comptroller report published last year found that 54% of Arab society reported experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress, compared with 32% of Jewish Israelis

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Arab Israelis protest against the war in Gaza in the northern Arab city of Sakhnin, holding empty bowls and signs calling attention to the humanitarian crisis, July 25, 2025

Protests erupt outside PM's office, Arab leaders call to fire Ben-Gvir over crime in Arab sector

Protest leaders intend to send a message to Netanyahu before his flight to DC. The death toll in the Arab sector has risen to 36 so far this year.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByKESHET NEEV, MAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest outside the Prime Minister's Office against the violence in their communities, February 8, 2026.

Will Israel’s Arabs reach the political Promised Land? - opinion

Israeli Arabs are simply no longer a monolith - a growing sub-sector has emerged, especially in mixed cities, that is culturally quite “Israeli.”

FEBRUARY 7, 2026ByDAN PERRY
Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.