Arab sector

Within an hour: Three men killed in two incidents of violent crime amid Arab sector crime crisis

In Yafia, two men in their 30s were fatally shot. Magen David Adom paramedics reported treating the two men for penetrating wounds shortly before reporting that the men had both died at the scene.

United Hatzalah responds to double murder in Yafia on June 4, 2026.
Protest against the rise in West Bank settler violence at Habima square in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2026.

Future Israel (Part III): Addressing societal challenges - opinion

A 7-year-old girl was killed after being shot in the head during a dispute in Arara, near Haifa, May 27, 2026.

A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head in Arara was pronounced dead

Israeli Border Police snipers take position near the separation barrier during an operation against illegal Palestinian infiltrators, April 28, 2026.

Border Guard, detectives arrest suspect moments after shooting during Nazareth operations


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.

 Letters

Violence in Israel's Arab sector rises sharply in 2023 - report

Reasons for the rise in violence are government failures, poverty, lack of jobs, and traditions of 'family honor.'

 Members of the Arab community holding hundreds of fake coffins as they protest against the violence in their community, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on August 6, 2023.

Deadliest year in Israel's history: 244 Arabs killed in 2023 crime wave

Of the murders committed throughout the year, only 10.5% of the cases have been solved.

 Police at the scene of a shooting in Tira. August 22, 2023