Violence

'Not the way of the Torah': Netanyahu, politicians decry violent attack on Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur

“This is not the way of the Torah, this is not the way of the State of Israel; these violent criminals must be dealt with severely,” Opposition head Yair Lapid stated.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with MK Yoav Ben Tzur during a plenum session. November 13, 2017.
A Palestinian man inspects burned property in a mosque near Salfit in the West Bank, November 13, 2025

Jewish settlers set fire to Palestinian mosque as West Bank violence runs rampant

Muhammad, 23 (L) and Ziad, 16, were killed in a shooting incident in Ramla, while their father was wounded in critical condition, November 7, 2025.

Two brothers killed, father in critical condition in Ramle shooting attack

A member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Dearborn, Michigan, October 31, 2025; illustrative.

New Jersey arrests two ISIS-linked terrorists allegedly planning antisemitic attacks


Most Americans think political violence is on the rise - poll

The belief that political violence is increasing appears to be bipartisan, as nearly equal amounts of Democrats and Republicans are shown to agree with the statement.

A woman named Nuk, associated with the Wasco tribe, burns sage during a protest in front of a ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, US October 26, 2025.

End the ultra-Orthodox community's exemption from IDF service - editorial

The haredi establishment defends this detachment as the protection of the Torah world, but Torah study is not the private property of one social group.

Haredi protesters demonstrate in Jerusalem on October 20, 2025.

Half of Israelis fear add'l political assassinations, 30 years after Rabin's murder

Thirty years after Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, a new survey finds 52% of Israelis fear another political killing, and most say incitement is unchecked.

YITZHAK RABIN and Yasser Arafat, under the gaze of then-US president Bill Clinton, sign a peace protocol on the White House lawn in 1993.

Labeling Arab crime as terrorism will not make Israel safer - opinion

It represents a grave and dangerous error that risks further eroding trust between Arab citizens and the state, while doing little to actually curb crime.

 Arab Israelis stage a mock funeral in Tel Aviv on August 6 to demonstrate against what they say is the government’s failure to address soaring levels of organized crime.

Senior haredi rabbi calls for widespread protest after unrest following arrests of draft dodgers

Three haredi protesters were arrested in Bnei Brak, while protesters in Jerusalem blocked a major road and the light rail tracks, throwing stones at passing vehicles, Israel Police confirmed.

Haredi protesters block traffic during a protest against the arrest of haredi draft dodgers, October 22, 2025.

Hamas terrorists claim to have 'dealt severe blow' to Gaza's Abu Shabab militia

Hamas’s Radaa (deterrence) force claims it arrested members of the "Popular Forces" militia, seizing weapons in southern Gaza.

Hamas-affiliated terrorists man a checkpoint in central Gaza Strip, October 12, 2025; illustrative.

Gang war in Gaza: Determining the future of Hamas's rule - opinion

Hamas is now facing open defiance from not just one or two but multiple armed groups.

A HAMAS TERRORIST stands guard in Khan Yunis last week. As of the end of last month, over a dozen new anti-Hamas armed groups had emerged, reflecting a virtual collapse of Hamas’s monopoly on territorial control and security, the writer argues.

Hamas planning imminent attack on Gazans in violation of ceasefire, US warns

"Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire," the State Department said.

Hamas terrorists seen before a hostage release in Gaza City, February 1, 2025

NJ rabbi assault suspect charged, but police say attack not hate motivated

Police say the attack on Rabbi Avraham Wein outside his Bergenfield home was not a hate crime. The suspect, Jeffery Zicchinella, faces assault charges for what officials called random violence.

 A Hasidic man walks by a police car in a Jewish Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn, April 24, 2017.

New Jersey rabbi assaulted, residents step in to stop attacker

Rabbi Avraham Wein was assaulted in Bergenfield New Jersey on Sunday. Locals helped detain the suspect, who police say was not a local. Authorities called the attack a “disgraceful act of violence."

Rabbi Avraham Wein.

Ecuador prison riot leaves at least 17 dead

The riot follows another deadly outbreak earlier this week in a prison in southern Ecuador, where 14 people were killed.

Police leave the El Inca prison after a security operation due to riots, following the disappearance of Jose Adolfo Macias, alias 'Fito', leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, in Quito, Ecuador, January 8, 2024.