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Dating-app traps, organized ambushes: anti-LGBTQ violence hits record high in Israel

Israel’s 2025 LGBTQ-phobia report finds a sharp rise in public attacks and fake dating-profile traps, with transgender people bearing the brunt of violence despite being a minority within the community

Lihi Gordon | 05.17.26

1 in 4 Israeli middle schoolers do not feel fully safe at school, survey shows

A third reported more violence over the past year, 53% said schools fail to properly handle incidents and one in 10 said they were victims, as recent youth attacks heighten concern

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 05.13.26

Study warns Israel’s political and social divide is nearing 'civil conflict'

A new study finds Israel’s political and social polarization has reached a dangerous level that could lead to civil conflict; 6% back violence for a major goal, rising to 11% to 'save democracy'

Amir Ettinger | 05.12.26

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Man charged with assaulting Christian nun in Jerusalem

Prosecutors say Yona Schreiber attacked the nun because of her religious identity, shoving her to the ground and kicking her before assaulting a bystander who tried to intervene

Gilad Cohen | 05.07.26

Israel’s murder toll doubled in 5 years despite police vows to fight crime

New data shows 147 people were murdered in Israel in 2020, compared with 295 in 2025, as deadly violence became increasingly concentrated in Arab communities and northern and coastal districts; police say they need broader powers

Liran Tamari | 04.29.26

In a quiet villa in central Israel, some of the country’s most violent men live together

They served prison terms for severe violence against their partners, including attempted murder and murder; at the ‘Maftehot’ hostel, released inmates learn to name emotions, recognize violent patterns and face the harm they caused to women

Shira Kadari-Ovadia | 04.25.26

'Tarnishing the entire State of Israel': US envoy warns Israel is losing allies because of nationalist crime

Rise in Jewish extremist violence in the West Bank is also making waves in American politics, and Amb. Yechiel Leiter is warning about the consequences; 'They are not only tarnishing the settlement enterprise, but they are also tarnishing the entire State of Israel'

Itamar Eichner | 03.25.26

LGBTQ domestic violence mirrors straight rates: 'If you’re walking on eggshells, don’t wait'

Advocates warn abuse in same-sex relationships often goes unspoken and can include threats of outing, identity-based harm and isolation; Israel’s Welfare Ministry will train social workers to identify and assist victims

Lihi Gordon | 02.24.26

From bullied child to MMA champion: ‘I was looking for a way to defend myself’

Hillel Cohen of Beit She'an is not yet 14 but has already endured years of hardship, from his mother’s cancer diagnosis to bullying at a special school; Two years after turning to MMA to protect himself, he has won Israel’s championship for his age group

Israel Moshkovitz, Alexandra Lukash | 02.20.26

Cyber CEO released to house arrest after shooting 15-year-old

Executive, a member of a local emergency squad, suspected of shooting teen near Yavne after being stabbed; police warn of obstruction concerns as court questions sequence of events

Meir Turgeman | 02.19.26

Israelis attacked on vacation in Thailand, claim 'nationalist motive'

Three men in their 20s confront French tourists of Arab origin at bar after they allegedly shouted ‘Slaughter the Jews, free Palestine’; one hospitalized, one fled; Foreign Ministry: ‘Issue being addressed’

Nina Fox, Itamar Eichner | 02.17.26

'Some are as young as 8': Jerusalem’s street youth crisis

Up to 5,000 at-risk youths gather weekly around Mahane Yehuda and the city center, with drugs, alcohol and violence drawing ever-younger children into Jerusalem’s streets, officials warn

Gilad Cohen | 02.17.26

Council member arrested after being filmed wielding chainsaw in mass brawl in southern Israel

Police say local official filmed wielding chainsaw during a violent street clash in Ofakim involving cars, rocks and a long-running family feud; three suspects arrested as investigation continues

Ilana Curiel | 02.09.26

This brain switch flips between aggression and sexual urges

The 1960s slogan 'Make love, not war' turns out to hold scientific truth, linking brain circuits of aggression and sexual desire; what do mouse mating experiments reveal about pheromones and human behavior?

Dr. Amos Gdalyahu | 01.22.26

Palestinians claim settlers set bulldozers on fire in village near Nablus | Watch

Palestinian news agency Wafa reported a group of 'settlers' attacked the village of Urif and burned three bulldozers and another vehicle; In the past year, there has been an increase in the number of serious incidents by extremist Jews against Palestinians

Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun | 01.21.26

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