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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

70-year-old father killed protecting son in northern Israel shooting

Mahmoud Naeimi was killed after masked gunmen stormed his home in Jdeideh-Makr and returned to shoot him at close range; his son was seriously wounded and police launched a murder investigation.

Hassan Shaalan | 07.08.26

Democrats candidate under fire over Gaza-Holocaust comparison ahead of primary

Somaya Bashir, seen as a strong contender for a Knesset slate spot, faces renewed scrutiny over a disputed 2022 Labor membership drive and criticism from LGBTQ activists

Yuval Karni | 07.08.26

שברי הטיל האיראני שנחת ביו"ש ביום שני השבוע

IMF cuts Israel growth forecast, says war left economy 9% below track

Fund warns low employment among Haredi men and Arab women has become a macroeconomic risk, urging core studies, job training and fewer incentives to stay out of work

Adrian Filut, Calcalist | 07.01.26

City of Umm al-Fahm will shut its schools to prevent visit by Knesset lawmaker

Religious Zionist lawmaker Tzvi Sukkot, who has accused the schools of inciting violence , said he planned to visit to 'examine the curriculum'; City's local parents and popular committees condemn ' false and unacceptable accusations directed at our schools'

Hassan Shaalan | 06.28.26

Ex-Arab lawmaker arrested over alleged incitement to terror

Mohammad Barakeh questioned over 2022 Ramallah speech in which police say he praised terrorists and called for armed struggle against Israel; his former party calls the arrest political

Einav Halabi | 06.24.26

Woman seriously wounded in shooting at Jaffa cafe

MDA teams say the victim, 22, was conscious with severe gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene on Raziel Street; police say the motive is believed to be criminal

Hassan Shaalan, Maya Cohen | 06.15.26

Fauda actor on Nukhba terrorist role: ‘Was I chosen because no one else wanted it, or because I was good?’

Arab Israeli actor Ali Ali says he is tired of being cast as the villain, but took on Fauda’s new Hamas role after wrestling with typecasting, October 7 trauma and the price of being an Arab performer in Israel

Tehiya Barak | 06.09.26

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

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