Israeli Arabs

Shahar Nevo named as lecturer accused of plotting mass terror attacks against Palestinians, Arabs

Earlier in the week, it came out that the State Attorney's Office indicted a mathematics lecturer at Bar-Ilan University for allegedly planning a series of mass terrorist attacks.

Prof. Shahar Nevo.
Chairman of the Arab-led Joint List party, Yousef Jabareen, speaks at a campaign launch event in Tel Aviv, Monday, October 5, 2026.

Joint List calls for Jewish-Arab support to oust Netanyahu, bring 'peace between Israel, Palestine'

Israeli students walk near the entrance to Bar Ilan University, central Israel, November 21, 2024

Israeli lecturer indicted for planning mass terror attack against Palestinians, Arab Israelis

Ra’am party chairman Mansour Abbas, together with party member Yoav Segalovich, arrives to submit the party list to the Central Elections Committee, Jerusalem, September 7, 2026; illustrative.

What happens to Israel if Arab citizens lose their political representation? - opinion


West Bank annexation supported by nearly 40% of Israeli Jews, JPPI poll finds

Notably, 19% of Arab Israelis said they support Israel annexing the West Bank, assuming citizenship would be granted to the Palestinians living there.

A new Israeli settlement is seen near the town of Turmus Aya, between Nablus and Ramallah, in the West Bank, February 16,

'Racist incitement': Israeli medical groups decry claims of soldier abuse by Rambam's Arab staff

"The Israeli health system relies daily on the joint work of doctors, nurses, and medical staff, Jews and Arabs, doctors in every person regardless of religion, nationality, or political position."

A general view of the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, northern Israel, March 10, 2026.

Israeli ex-security officials contact Abbas as potential Segalovitz move attracts Jewish candidates

"Recently, several people approached Ra'am following the negotiations with Yoav Segalovitz. A group was formed specifically of former senior officials and others," Muhammad Majadle said.

Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Israel Katz orders IDF probe into alleged mistreatment of wounded soldiers at Rambam hospital

Hadash called Katz's urging for an investigation "a dangerous exploitation of the authority of the state and the military establishment for the purpose of political and racist persecution."

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at Mount Herzl Military cemetery, in Jerusalem, March 6, 2025

Two shot dead in northern, central Israel as Arab sector death toll reaches 158 this year

Two fatal shootings in Israel's Arab sector within 24 hours have left two men dead, with police probing possible criminal motives behind the attacks.

Illustrative: Magen David Adom responding to site of Iranian ballistic missile impact in Jerusalem area, March 1, 2026.

Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates

According to the party's statement, the conference is part of the completion of its organizational preparations and fulfills its constitutional requirements.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

Deek’s comments referred to a May public-opinion survey of Arab citizens of Israel published by Tel Aviv University’s Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation.

Israeli envoy to the Christian world George Deek.

Israel’s Arab vote potential: Politicians ignore potential election-winning demographic - opinion

Under the right circumstances, Arab voters could determine which bloc forms the next government.

AN ARAB ISRAELI citizen casts his vote at a polling station in Mughar in the 2022 election.

Israel Police seize vehicles, weapons in Arab sector crime crackdown amid organized crime crisis

Law enforcement officers also conducted raids on several businesses in northern Israel that were suspected of being involved with Arab-sector organized crime.

Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy and others conduct a meeting to discuss current police operations against Arab sector organized crime. Image released on July 7, 2026.

Teenager killed in Haifa marks 150th person murdered by violence in Arab sector in 2026

In the same incident, Jonathan Khouri, an 18-year-old Arab Christian resident of the city’s Hadar neighborhood, was killed, while a third young man was hospitalized and remains in serious condition.

Police at the scene where two people were murdered in Haifa, northern Israel, February 18, 2026. Ilustrative.