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Thousands of Arab doctors left out in the cold even as Israel’s residency crisis worsens

Israel is facing a severe shortage of doctors, yet some 5,000 Arab doctors who studied abroad and have passed the Health Ministry licensing exam can't find a residency position or employment in Israel; Some are thinking about leaving the country, and some believe it’s not by accident

Yahya Amal Jabareen and Nabil Armali/Wasla in conjunction with Shomrim | 06.01.26

From murder-suicide theory to terror probe: Arab Israeli teen suspected of killing Ruslan and Olga

Israel Police initially believed Olga and Ruslan Prikhodko may have died in a murder-suicide, but after narrowing a gag order, investigators now say a 17-year-old Arab Israeli is suspected of killing the couple on nationalist grounds; their family had insisted from the start: ‘They were murdered’

Meir Turgeman | 05.28.26

Police: northern Israel man fires gun at brother, kills daughter, 9, instead

Lila Jahjaha dies at Hillel Yaffe after arriving with a gunshot wound to the head; police arrest her father and another suspect, alleging relatives washed the scene and hid the weapon

Hassan Shaalan, Israel Moshkovitz, Eitan Glikman | 05.27.26

מנסור עבאס, אחמד טיבי, יוסף ג'בארין וסאמי אבו שחאדה

The Arab parties will run together in a 'technical joint list' in upcoming elections

Representatives of Hadash, Ta'al and Balad met and issued a joint call to Ra'am to establish a technical bloc to run together in the election while preserving each party’s political and public independence; 'step toward preventing the loss of Arab votes'

Einav Halabi | 05.25.26

Arab parties weigh Joint List comeback as election pressure grows

Balad, Ra’am and Hadash-Ta’al are weighing a technical alliance to boost Arab turnout and avoid wasted votes, reviving a formula that brought the Joint List to 15 seats in 2020

Einav Halabi | 05.22.26

After-wedding ambush leaves northern mayor seriously wounded in suspected hit

Police say the gunman arrived on a scooter, shot the deputy first and then seriously wounded council head Suheil Malham before fleeing; both were evacuated to Galilee Medical Center as officers searched for suspects

Hassan Shaalan | 05.18.26

The Muslim who teaches Arabs about the Holocaust: 'At Auschwitz I saw darkness and blood'

When passing by Yad Vashem, Murad Awadallah didn't think this story had anything to do with him, but now he has a mission: to make memory accessible to Arab society and bridge gaps of unfamiliarity, suspicion and prejudice

Amir Kaminer | 04.13.26

'There was a time when a fisherman earned more than a doctor'

In Acre’s Old City, the Halawani family describes how war and rising prices are making life harder in a city already battered by the collapse of tourism

Assi Haim | 03.21.26

Ramadan loses its spirit across Israel's Arab communities as Iran war empties mosques and markets

Movement restrictions, fear of missile fire and a shortage of shelters have disrupted the holy month across Arab towns in Israel; businesses report heavy losses and mosques stand half empty as residents say the war has dampened celebrations

Hassan Shaalan | 03.10.26

Four wounded in rare shootout and drone grenade attack in northern Israel

The confrontation followed an ongoing dispute between two families in the town of Kfar Kanna that began a day earlier, according to initial information

Hassan Shaalan | 02.21.26

Arab police officers decry weak enforcement as homicides surge in their communities

Officers describe slow investigations, fewer arrests and weaker police presence in Arab towns compared with Jewish cities, while police cite complex investigative challenges and say major resources are being directed to combat organized crime

Hassan Shaalan | 02.18.26

50 murdered in six weeks: man shot dead in Arab town amid crime wave

Jamil Diab from Tamara was pronounced dead at the scene after he was shot in the head; authorities suspect the killing was an act of revenge linked to the fatal shooting last Thursday of Wafaa Awad, 55, a grandmother of 18

Hassan Shaalan | 02.16.26

55-year-old woman shot dead in northern Israel as Arab community violence surges

Wafaa Rafik Awad, 55, was shot when gunmen opened fire at a home in Tamra; a short time later, while police were still at the scene, additional gunshots were heard

Hassan Shaalan | 02.13.26

With 38 murdered since January, Arab community escalate protest with fountains dyed red, roadblocks

Families of murder victims and activists blocked the entrance to Jerusalem, accusing the authorities of abandoning the fight against rising crime, while protesters dyed fountain water red in Tel Aviv, Beersheba and Haifa to raise public awareness; seven were detained for questioning

Hassan Shaalan, Roy Rubinstein | 02.10.26

When I leave my home, my children cannot be certain I will return safely

Opinion: I have seen how relentless violence has overwhelmed daily life and reporting, as crime groups tighten control, families live in fear and even journalists face threats while trying to tell these stories

Hassan Shaalan | 02.05.26

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