Arab sector

Arab families protest rise in violent crime, murder, blocking Ayalon highway

“This struggle is a fight for life and against the abandonment of an entire society that bleeds every day,” the protesters said.

|ByWALLA
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.
Members of the Arab community in Israel protest against the violence in their community, in Sakhnin, northern Israel, January 22, 2026.

Thousands protest rising crime in Arab sector, Ben-Gvir accuses leaders of 'fueling violence'

“Tens of thousands in Sakhnin are marching together for the safety of all of us,” Hadash-Tal chairperson MK Ayman Odeh said.

|ByKESHET NEEV
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

It is the responsibility of the government to provide protection to its citizens. 

|ByGHADIR HANI
MANY ILLEGAL weapons in the Arab community are stolen from Israeli army bases, while others are smuggled from the borders with Jordan and Egypt. Here, illegal weapons are displayed after a police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Nazareth in 2021.

'Hijacked by criminal gangs': How gangs, weapons took over Israel's Arab streets

ARAB AFFAIRS: Gangs dominate Arab cities, violence has reached new heights, with daily murders and shootings. Fear and anxiety grip residents, with little hope for safety or justice.

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON

Israeli Arabs must be included in plans to tackle crime - opinion

Any attempts to solve the issue of the Arab community must include Arab Israelis significantly in the process to better understand the problems faced by Arab families.

JUNE 26, 2023ByMOHAMED ALDHUHOORI
POLICE INVESTIGATE the murder of five people near Nazareth earlier this month.

Herzogs meet with Israeli Arab women in wake of high crime death wave

“How does a mother tell her children that they will never see their father again?” Israeli President Isaac Herzog heard from Arab women amid a wave of crime and violence in Israel's Arab sector.

JUNE 25, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

57-year-old man shot dead in Nazareth

Police reported that they believe these murder are revenge for the Yafia murders last week.

JUNE 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police operate at a crime scene in Nazareth, December 2022.

My Word: Stopping the sectoral murders

In some cases it stems from organized crime and loan sharks; in others, it is the result of clan warfare; and in too many incidents, it is the result of femicide.

JUNE 15, 2023ByLIAT COLLINS
ARAB ISRAELIS block a road in Tel Aviv as they protest against violence, organized crime and murders in their communities, in October 2021.

The forgotten history of the Israeli-Arab conflict

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov

JUNE 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police at the scene where five people were shot dead in the Arab Town of Yafa an-Naseriyye, northern Israel, June 8, 2023

Israel can't stop Arab sector murders without gov't accountability - opinion

The problem is that the whole political system is geared to not be held accountable.

JUNE 15, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ
A PROTEST against rampant violence in the Arab sector takes place following shooting attacks, in Nazareth, last week.

Only few arrests made across Arab Israeli sector despite murder wave

Some 102 people have lost their lives in criminal violence in 2023 with only 32 arrests made, the Abraham Initiatives told the Jerusalem Post.

JUNE 14, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Police at the scene where five people were shot dead in the Arab Town of Yafa an-Naseriyye, northern Israel, June 8, 2023

Ben-Gvir must stop Arab Israeli violent crime or step down - editorial

Rather than taking strolls on the Temple Mount, Ben-Gvir should fight violent crime in Israel's Arab sector.

JUNE 12, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv on June 1, 2023.

Shin Bet not magic wand to stop Israeli Arab sector killings - analysis

There are no quick fixes in bringing down crime in the Arab sector. Problems of this proportion are not solved with one magic wand or a single silver bullet. Rather, it will take a series of steps.

JUNE 11, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at the Knesset. The prime minister has proposed using the Shin Bet to combat Arab sector crime.

PM Netanyahu cannot fire Ben-Gvir, so what can he do to fight crime? - analysis

If Netanyahu fires Ben-Gvir from his position as national security minister, he could put the government at great risk of collapsing.

JUNE 11, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
BEFORE THE inauguration of the new government, Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir chat in the Knesset plenum