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סברין חוג'יראת. "נשים ערביות רווקות כמעט לא מסכימות לדבר על מיניות, בטח לא להיחשף. זה נחשב טאבו מוחלט"

‘Single Arab women rarely talk about sex, it is a taboo’

Sabrine Hujeirat, a public policy Ph.D. candidate, interviewed 10 unmarried Arab women about sexuality, a near-total taboo in their communities, and found three survival strategies that can turn silence into power

Maya Benita | 11.29.25

Two brothers shot dead in Ramla; father wounded; police arrest suspects

Walid Mughrabi, 16, and his brother Muhammad were shot dead alongside their father in Ramla’s Railway neighborhood; police suspect a feud was behind the killings and have arrested several suspects; so far in 2025, 224 Arabs have been killed

Hassan Shaalan | 11.08.25

Teen shot dead in front of father as crime crisis continues to plague Arab community

Qasem Asala, 18, from Arab town of Arraba in Lower Galilee, was shot and killed in his car while his father watched; he is the 214th victim of violence in the Arab community this year, with only 18 cases solved

Hassan Shaalan | 10.27.25

The Nobleman: How an ex-criminal turned undercover agent exposed Israel’s gun and drug networks

He grew up in the criminal underworld, survived an assassination attempt, lost a relative in a gang war, and then crossed the line to work as an undercover agent; his yearlong mission led to 40 indictments and major seizures, but living under constant danger

Guy Assif | 09.28.25

Rolling sushi and stuffed grape leaves: Jewish and Arab women build coexistence through cooking

From shared kitchens to shared dreams: two neighbors, one Jewish and one Arab, launched Rolling, a grassroots project bringing women together through food and paving the way for coexistence

Shimon Elbaz | 09.21.25

Teen stabbed to death in Haifa, marking 185th killing this year in Arab community

Mohammad Marid, 19, fatally stabbed during brawl, becoming 185th homicide victim this year in Israel’s Arab community; he was taken to Rambam hospital in critical condition but later died, as police open investigation and launch search for suspects

Lior El-Hai, Hassan Shaalan | 09.17.25

Israel could make military service mandatory for Arab citizens, AG tells Supreme Court

Baharav-Miara argues government alone can set or change policy on military service for Israeli Arabs, stressing exemption is longstanding, distinct from Haredi service rules and cannot be altered by IDF without political approval

Netael Bandel | 09.07.25

מעצרי חשודים בעבירות סחר בנשק בירושלים, בזכות עבודתו של סוכן סמוי המכונה "מטריקס"

‘I want to be an arms dealer’: Boy, 10, caught selling guns in Israel Police sting

He was among 32 suspects arrested in major police operation targeting illegal arms trade in East Jerusalem, southern Israel and the West Bank; undercover agent purchased over 1 million shekels in weapons and explosives

Liran Tamari | 07.15.25

סטודנטית בבר אילן שעטתה ניקאב ולימודיה הופסקו

Bar-Ilan University bans Muslim student wearing niqab from campus

The student calls the decision a religious persecution; the university says visible faces are required for pedagogical and security reasons

Hassan Shaalan | 06.26.25

ההודעה האיראנית בערבית שפונה לאזרחים הערבים והפלסטינים

Iran tries to recruit Arab Israelis, Palestinians for cyber propaganda war

Tehran expands cyber warfare against Israel by targeting Israeli Arab citizens and Palestinians with propaganda efforts, signaling desperation amid limited recruitment success

Raphael Kahan | 06.23.25

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

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