Arab Israelis

Ynetnews Channels

More Channels

Weather
Homepage
Shopping

More sites

Contact

23°

Weather

Ynet Channels

More Channels

More Sites

Contact

Arab Israelis

Arab Israelis charged with funding West Bank terror cells with Hamas cash

Security forces dismantle Hamas financial network, seizing $1 million funneled through Turkish operatives and Arab Israeli couriers

Roy Rubinstein, Meir Turgeman | 04.10.25

Murder, extortion and fear: How Arab crime syndicates have taken over Israel’s underworld

Powerful Arab crime families dominate parts of northern and central Israel, growing rich through violence, extortion and lawlessness; with killers roaming free and entire towns living in fear, a cycle of murder and revenge continues to spiral unchecked

Raanan Ben-Zur | 03.21.25

'Over 2,000 killers are still out there': Arab Israelis plead for action as homicide rate skyrockets

Deadly crime wave grips Israel’s Arab sector, with 51 murdered since January; Adam Halaila shot dead in Dir Hanna, his cousin critically wounded; Mahmoud Jabarin killed in Umm al-Fahm before his wedding; 'No revenge—I forgive,' his father says

Hassan Shaalan | 03.16.25

List of alleged 'collaborators' with police spreads in Arab sector

Security forces warn people mistakenly detailed on document could be ostracization and even murdered; as murders continues to rise in Arab society

Raanan Ben-Zur | 02.16.25

Two Israeli Arabs charged with planning terror attacks

Suspects, 18 and 21, indicted for plotting attack on civilians and security forces while expressing support for Hamas; they conducted surveillance, attempted to obtain weapons and explored alternative attack methods

Raanan Ben-Zur, Meir Turgeman | 02.13.25

Israeli woman missing in Turkey after traveling with family accused of abuse

Aliaa Sarsour, 20, from Kfar Qasim, last seen in Turkey in July 2024; father and brother charged with assaulting her months earlier—allegedly throwing a table, punching her and attempting to stab her—over suspicions of her speaking to a man

Raanan Ben-Zur, Hasan Shaalan | 01.08.25

A wake-up call: Probe calls by Arab leader for armed resistance against Israel

Opinion: Former MK Mohammed Barakeh’s speech at a Jordan conference endorsing armed resistance against Israel has drawn sharp criticism; Attorney General Baharav-Miara must investigate Barakeh for incitement to violence

Avraham Binyamin | 12.30.24

Celebrity chef is leaving the country: 'Being an Arab in Israel has become a burden'

His restaurants in Haifa are a household name, but Chef Hamudi Okla, who participated in 'Game of Chefs,' decided to move to Miami; 'I believe in the state and coexistence, but after October 7 things changed - people are afraid to come, they say Arabs are dangerous'

Tiki Golan | 12.08.24

פשיטה של בלשי מחוז צפון וכוחות מג"ב ביישוב יפיע בה אותרו אמצעי לחימה בתוך פיר מנהרה

Police raid near Nazareth finds tunnel shaft containing a missile and ammunition

Two days after an Arab man was murdered in Yafa an-Naseriyye in the lower Galilee, police locate a cache of weapons in a tunnel as part of a crime clean-up operation in the north

Hassan Shaalan | 09.15.24

Israeli-Arab man killed in West Bank after settlers enter Palestinian village

Initial IDF report suggests soldiers stationed in nearby settlements arrived after reports of stone-hurling against Israeli vehicles; Khalil Ziadeh shot and killed during clashes

Yoav Zitun, Einav Halabi | 08.27.24

Far-right Knesset member justifies attack on Arab-Israeli family in West Bank: 'Could have been case of espionage'

Limor Son Har-Melech downplayed the severity of the incident in which an Arab Israeli family en route to Nablus were stormed by Jewish settlers after they turned into a West Bank outpost; 'They sprayed us with tear gas, aimed a rifle at us and said they would kill us'

Shilo Freid, Hassan Shaalan | 08.11.24

Israelis share harrowing account after being attacked in Greece

'I saw one of the motorcyclists chasing my friends with a gun,' witness recounts; Greek Embassy condemns attack, says incident being investigated

Hassan Shaalan | 07.21.24

Israeli attacked in Greece, assailants flee after seeing his cross

Three assailants target Fahad Qubati after he gave Jewish tourists a ride and only fled after he proved he was an Arab-Christian; 'Could have ended in murder,' mother says

Hassan Shaalan | 07.20.24

Severed head of former ambassador's son found by northern Israel school

Police investigating circumstances surrounding murder of Rabih Araidi, son of Naim Araidi, Israel's former ambassador to Norway and Iceland; no suspects arrested

Hassan Shaalan | 06.13.24

The escalating cruelty of gang violence in Israel's Arab sector

Bloody battle between Arab crime rings claims more victims and many fear they will be the next target; 'We've lost our sense of personal security; our sole concern is what might happen to us if we leave our home'

Hassan Shaalan | 05.01.24