Arab sector

May Golan's policing proposal will fuel crime, not fight it - opinion

The proposal would dismantle prevention programs to fund enforcement that has already proven catastrophically ineffective.

SOCIAL EQUALITY Minister May Golan stands at her chair at the government table in the Knesset plenum earlier this month. Transferring funding from social development to policing will fuel crime, not fight it, the writer argues.
The scene of the crime in Jaffa, November 22, 2025.

One dead, six wounded in various crime-related shootings in Israel over the weekend

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

 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.

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


Arab Israeli suspected of fatally stabbing brother’s horses in Taiba

Following an investigation, the suspect will be brought before the court for a remand hearing, as well as a request by relevant authorities that he undergo a medical evaluation.

A cloned newborn horse stands next to its surrogate mother in an enclosure at a horse birthing hospital, in San Antonio de Areco, near Buenos Aires, Argentina July 29, 2025.

Israel targets Arab crime networks under terror law proposed by far Right coalition party

"We will utilize every measure in order to stop the raging crime," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. 

The Ministerial Committee on Legislation approving the move to designate criminal groups as terror organizations, October 20, 2025.

As Gaza war looms, Israel faces impending crisis on Egyptian border and the West Bank - analysis

The West Bank and the Egyptian border have the potential to boil over if certain threats are not addressed - and the issues are different in each place.

 Israeli security forces seen during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, February 25, 2025.

Knesset cm’tee holds heated debate on spyware probe, Arab sector crime

Those in attendance, including Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, all clashed over accountability, transparency, and the rule of law.

Knesset plenary session. September 29, 2025.

Shooting, explosives, sleepless nights: Witnesses recount life amid rampant crime in Arab society

Sara Abu Siam from Lod says fear of violence now defines daily life for Arab youth in Israel, as crime surges and police response lags behind.

 Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.

Woman shot dead in her home as Arab sector homicides continue to surge

The victim, identified as Sherihan Mishleb by Israeli media, was a divorced mother of three. The motive was "likely criminal," police stated.

Israel Police officers seen at the scene of a murder in Abu Snan, Israel, July 29, 2025

Police arrest father suspected of murdering three-year-old in east Jerusalem

The suspect, the girl's father, is a man in his 30s and a resident of the area, who was located and arrested by Border Police soldiers. 

 Israel Police and forensic teams at the site of the murder of a three-year-old in east Jerusalem, July 7, 2025.

Netanyahu criticizes Attorney-General for missing Arab crime meeting

"I'm the prime minister and I'm here—she doesn’t show up. Aren’t human lives important enough?" Netanyahu said, according to a KAN report.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 28, 2025.

Wolt enters the Arab sector as delivery market heats up and Salla shuts down operations

Fierce competition with Haat and Salla pushes Wolt to make a strategic move toward major expansion in the Arab sector.

 Wolt courier

Arab sector violence: Woman murdered in Lod, 88th crime victim this year

By the tally of the Arabam Initiatives, an NGO that tracks Arab-Israeli crime rates, Sahar is the 88th such victim in 2025, and the fifth woman.

 View of an Israel Police vehicle.

'Go out with weapons': Police arrest suspect who called for civil war

The suspect was arrested following the destruction of the buildings on suspicion that he had incited violence. 

 Police arrest a resident of Tuba-Zanghariya on suspicion he incited to violence. April 22, 2025.