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Stolen IDF rocket fired at crime family; suspect is 16

Teen suspected of firing military anti-tank rocket at Jaljulia residential compound, exposing alarming flow of IDF weapons into organized crime; no one was hurt

Hassan Shaalan | 09.18.26

3 גברים אותרו ללא רוח חיים ברכב שרוף ליד באקה אל גרבייה

Three men found dead in burned-out car in central Israel

Victims were found in the back seat of the vehicle between Baka al-Gharbiya and Jatt; identities remain unknown and no suspects have been arrested; police suspect criminal motive

Hassan Shaalan | 09.13.26

Nazareth revenge killing: man jumps off cliff to escape gunmen, then shot dead

Mustafa Badra, 27, was chased down and killed after a double murder in Nazareth, as a wider crime wave continues to grip Israel’s Arab community

Hassan Shaalan | 09.03.26

רכב בוער שאותר סמוך לזירת הרצח הכפול בנצרת

3 men shot dead in one night as violence grips Nazareth

Two men were killed inside a car before a third was shot dead about 3 hours later; the killings bring the Arab community’s 2026 toll to 168

Hassan Shaalan | 09.02.26

Segalovitz’s Ra’am move tests a new model for Jewish-Arab politics

Opinion: The former police deputy commissioner’s alliance with Mansour Abbas could broaden Ra’am’s appeal, challenge post-Oct. 7 distrust and offer a rare model of political partnership without erasing ideological differences

Dr. Michael Milshtein | 09.01.26

Arab parties unite, but women remain left out

Opinion: When Israel’s Arab parties merged their slates, they also merged their male hierarchies; the alliance solved the equation of how to divide seats among the parties, but it did nothing to fix gender inequality

Rawiya Handaklo | 08.30.26

Watch: masked gunmen ambush 25-year-old in Rahat as he enters his car

Two masked attackers circled the area before waiting outside the victim’s home at dawn; one opened his car door and shot him while the other fired into the air; the 25-year-old was taken to Soroka Medical Center in serious condition afterward

Hassan Shaalan | 08.30.26

Mansour Abbas sets his sights on kingmaker role in Israel’s next government

At its 30th anniversary conference, Ra’am backs Abbas’ push to leave permanent opposition behind, broaden its appeal beyond its Islamist base and deepen cooperation with Jewish parties as it seeks greater influence over Israel’s next coalition

Dr. Michael Milshtein | 08.29.26

Mansour Abbas says Israel’s Jewish identity was ‘imposed on us,’ accepted to run in elections

Ra’am leader says Arab parties accepted Israel’s Jewish character as a political reality, while reaffirming support for Palestinian statehood and the Nakba narrative

Einav Halabi | 08.26.26

Four generations in uniform: The Arab Muslim family that made policing a tradition

Salim Safia joined the British Mandate police in 1943; his son, grandson and great-granddaughter followed, building an 83-year family tradition while calling for greater cooperation with police to combat crime in Arab society

Israel Moshkovitz | 08.17.26

מנסור עבאס בישיבת סיעה של הרשימה הערבית המאוחדת

Ra’am breaks with Islamic institutions as Arab party weighs Jewish candidate

The Islamist party will run independently, balance its slate across the Galilee, central Israel and Negev, boost women’s representation and campaign on fighting crime and joining the next coalition

Einav Halabi | 08.02.26

שתי נערות שהתייתמו מהורה בגלל האלימות בחברה הערבית

‘My dream is Mom’: 114 children orphaned by murder in Arab society in 2026

Families describe nightmares, poverty and fear as support groups struggle to meet soaring demand and experts warn traumatized children could be pulled into the cycle of violence

Shira Kadri-Ovadia | 07.28.26

Nazareth man charged with planning missile, drone attack on Ben-Gvir over friend's death

Prosecutors say Mohammed Awad blamed the minister for escalating violence in Arab society, contacted Hamas seeking resources and spent two years researching ballistic missiles and explosive mechanisms online

Israel Moshkovitz | 07.23.26

‘Blood has become too cheap’: Families end feud that claimed more than 45 lives

The Abu Ghanem and Abu Zaid families raised a white flag and shook hands at a historic reconciliation ceremony in Kafr Qasim, seeking to end years of bloodshed that included triple and double murders and the deaths of innocent bystanders

Hasn Shalan | 07.19.26

Government expands Shin Bet role in fight against Arab organized crime

Ministers vote to redirect nearly 500 million shekels from an Arab community development plan to fund new Shin Bet and police units targeting weapons trafficking and criminal networks, drawing criticism from ministries and civil rights groups

Shira Kadri-Ovadia | 07.16.26