Israeli Arabs

Arab parties Ra'am, Joint List soar to 19 seats amid high turnout, election polling data show

The projections would give the two parties combined either 18 or 19 seats in the 120-member Knesset, compared with their five seats each in the outgoing parliament.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen and supporters gather at the party’s election headquarters in the northern Israeli city of Nazareth, following the closing of polling stations on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.
Arab Israelis cast their vote at a voting station in Maghar, during the Knesset Elections, on November 1, 2022.

Arab Israelis report receiving call to vote on Election Day in name of murdered girl Sousan Sultan

The call was recorded by Sousan Sultan, whose sister, Susan, was killed in April, 2025, and whose husband, Ziad, was murdered in August 2026.

|ByTZVI JASPER
An electoral billboard for the United Arab List led by Mansour Abbas is displayed in the predominantly-Arab city of Kafr Qasim in central Israel on October 19, 2026.

Israel cannot promote democracy while sidelining Arab voters - opinion

Israel’s Arab misrepresentation by government officials and the disparaging rhetoric they face stain Israeli democracy and allow Israel’s adversaries to portray the country as their caricature.

|ByALAN SHATTER
Israeli doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2020.

Right-wing Knesset candidate alleges Arab takeover of Israeli healthcare, drawing backlash

Zaga claimed that Jewish nurses are afraid to work shifts where they will be alongside only Arab doctors, and that Arab medical students receive preferential treatment.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR

Wasted potential: The urgent need to close Israel’s Arab employment gap - opinion

Israel loses billions annually due to Arab workforce gaps. Investing in education, infrastructure, and job access isn’t just economic sense—it’s a necessity for a stronger, more inclusive future.

MARCH 15, 2025ByHUSSAM ABU BAKER
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

Arab-Israeli group Atidna condemns Hamas for Bibas family murders

'We will declare in one united voice: No to terror, no to murder, yes to life and humanity,' Atidna said, urging the Arab community to join the Bibas funeral and collectively oppose Hamas' crimes.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A delegation of Israeli Arabs from Atidna spent 11 days in December 2023 in Germany raising awareness about Hamas as a terrorist movement and the values of a multi-religious democratic Jewish state.

Israeli majority rejects Palestinian Authority taking over Gaza, survey finds

A majority of Israelis oppose integrating the Palestinian Authority into any Gaza agreement, including 56% of Israeli-Arabs.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mahmoud Abbas, PA President in front of a map of Gaza (illustrative).

Israel's treatment of Arab towns shows Arab lives are valued less than others - opinion

By failing to provide adequate protection for Arab towns, the government sends a message that some lives are valued less than others. This is not only a moral failing but also a failure of democracy.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByAYMAN KABHA
Activist Ayman Kabha is seen leading a discussion.

In Bedouin, Druze tech hubs, young women are top of the game

Women from Israel’s minority communities are integrating into the high-tech sector while maintaining their cultural traditions through innovative tech hubs.

FEBRUARY 7, 2025ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Women working at the Samana office, December 17, 2024.

The right to exist as a Jewish state - opinion

While it may be true that Arabs within the Jewish state suffer certain forms of discrimination, the reality is that the opportunities for Arabs in Israel far exceed those in most modern Arab states.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByFRED NAIDER
THEN-US president Bill Clinton is flanked by then-prime minister Ehud Barak and then-PA head Yasser Arafat at their Camp David summit in 2000. The Second Intifada erupted in September just after final status negotiations were approaching a degree of fruition at Camp David in July, says the writer.

Israel Police launches crackdown on Arab sector criminal activity

Violent crime in the Arab sector has been a major national concern for years.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Police at scene of stabbing attack in Florentine, Tel Aviv, January 18, 2025.

Rebuilding Arab-Jewish relations in Israel after October 7 – opinion

Healing Arab-Jewish ties is key to a strong and united Israel.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByRONY ARIELI
RA’AM PARTY head MK Mansour Abbas addresses a party parliamentary faction meeting in the Knesset last week. As the majority in Israel, it is up to Jews to help Arabs to integrate; it is in the interest of Israel to do so, the writer asserts.

Deep divides between Israeli Arabs, Jews in social issues and equality, survey finds

A large majority of Arab citizens surveyed ranked violence and crime in the Arab sector as the most concerning issue, followed by anti-Arab racism, housing and land shortages, and education.

DECEMBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hundreds of Arab and Jewish youth in southern Israel took part in a march for unity and solidarity in May 2024.

‘A human and a Muslim obligation to denounce Hamas’ - interview

“For me, the State of Israel is everything: its well being is my well being, and its challenges are my challenges,” says Nael Zoabi, a Muslim Arab Israeli educator and advocate.

DECEMBER 19, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Nael Zoabi, a Muslim Arab-Israeli educator, activist and advocate