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Today's hitman did not emerge by chance

Opinion: As organized crime grows more sophisticated through global finance and technology, Israel's reactive approach is leaving a growing national threat unchecked

Liran Segal | 07.09.26

‘He killed him, slaughtered him’: videos reveal grisly murder of Israeli businessman

Dashcam and street-camera footage led police to suspects in the killing of Yoav Gilboa, who was stabbed at least 59 times before his body was set on fire, according to an indictment

Eitan Glikman | 07.02.26

Israel’s undeclared war: when organized crime becomes a national security threat

Opinion: As car bombings and shootings spread through Israeli streets, the public safety threat posed by criminal gangs increasingly demands a national security response

Liran Segal | 07.01.26

New crime data reveals Israel's most dangerous neighborhoods

Home burglaries rose in 2025 as violence continues to surge, with more than 100 people killed in Arab society in just over four months

Saar Haas | 05.08.26

Arab crime wave surges as Shin Bet signals readiness to step in, police launch new dedicated unit

In Lod alone, 68 people have been killed since 2020; police are launching a dedicated 40-officer unit as local leaders push for Shin Bet involvement to combat organized crime and illegal weapons

Meir Turgeman | 02.21.26

'Arab Lives Matter': thousands of Arabs and Jews rally in Tel Aviv against crime and violence

Organizers said the rally was part of a broader campaign that will include a planned 'day of disruption' on Tuesday, Feb. 10

Hassan Shaalan | 01.31.26

חאלד אבו סאלח, בעל מאפייה שסגר לאחר שירו לעברה ושדדו אותו

Arab local authorities strike nationwide as Sakhnin residents protest unchecked crime

Widespread shootings, extortion attempts and death threats prompted Arab local authorities to declare a general strike in solidarity with Sakhnin, where residents warn the violence will escalate unless police enforcement improves

Hasn Shalan | 01.22.26

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

Three killed, six injured, three arrested in night of crime across Israel

Lakiya man was shot dead in Tel Sheva in a suspected clan feud; four officers were hurt in a Rahat chase; 24-year-old man was wounded in another Rahat shooting; two men were found slain near Ibtin in what police say was a criminal attack

Hassan Shaalan | 10.17.25

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

IDF says 2 female soldiers attacked by settlers, US furious over West Bank violence

Security forces launch manhunt against Israeli assailants after targeting troops in West Bank; U.S.'s Miller seeks accountability from Israel on settler violence

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.04.24

צעירים קיצוניים יהודים נכנסו לכפר ג'ת והציתו רכבים

Palestinians say 1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in settler rampage

Dozens of settlers hurl stones, fire bombs and set cars and homes on fire before troops arrive and disperse them; PM condemns violence, Smotrich says rioters do not represent the settlers and Interior Minister says they are morally depraved

Elisha Ben Kimon, Einav Halabi | 08.15.24

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