Israeli Arabs

'Ben-Gvir's soldiers': Teenager arrested on suspicion of assaulting Arab bus driver in Beit Shemesh

"I turned to get the phone to call the police," the driver recalled. "But suddenly, punches to the head, blows to the right and left until I lost consciousness. I only woke up in the ambulance."

Khaled Awaishat, bus driver who was attacked by a minor in Beit Shemesh, August 31, 2026.
Activists protest against violence in the Arab community in Jaffa, on February 10, 2026.

Nearly three-quarters of Arab-Israelis want new political leadership ahead of elections, poll finds

Israel Police conducting an operation, July 13, 2026.

‘Violent and baseless raid’: Human rights group demands probe of police over Umm el-Fahm wedding

Danielle Yablonka is seen at a ceremony honoring IDF Unit 585.

Desert Reconnaissance Battalion: The Arab IDF unit the world needs to know about - opinion


Anti-Arab racism in Israel’s health system ignores a critical doctor shortage - opinion

The situation isn’t straightforward, since Israel is still in a state of war. However, that does not change the fact that the Israeli Arabs are not guilty of constituting a danger to the state.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a Clalit healthcare center in the Arab town Tira.

The lie of apartheid: The 2026 Israel election is a display of the country's diversity - opinion

Regardless of the final outcome of this election, it looks like this race could finally bury the apartheid myth about Israel.

MANSOUR ABBAS attends a plenum session at the Knesset’s assembly hall in Jerusalem last month.

West Bank annexation supported by nearly 40% of Israeli Jews, JPPI poll finds

Notably, 19% of Arab Israelis said they support Israel annexing the West Bank, assuming citizenship would be granted to the Palestinians living there.

A new Israeli settlement is seen near the town of Turmus Aya, between Nablus and Ramallah, in the West Bank, February 16,

'Racist incitement': Israeli medical groups decry claims of soldier abuse by Rambam's Arab staff

"The Israeli health system relies daily on the joint work of doctors, nurses, and medical staff, Jews and Arabs, doctors in every person regardless of religion, nationality, or political position."

A general view of the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, northern Israel, March 10, 2026.

Israeli ex-security officials contact Abbas as potential Segalovitz move attracts Jewish candidates

"Recently, several people approached Ra'am following the negotiations with Yoav Segalovitz. A group was formed specifically of former senior officials and others," Muhammad Majadle said.

Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Israel Katz orders IDF probe into alleged mistreatment of wounded soldiers at Rambam hospital

Hadash called Katz's urging for an investigation "a dangerous exploitation of the authority of the state and the military establishment for the purpose of political and racist persecution."

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at Mount Herzl Military cemetery, in Jerusalem, March 6, 2025

Two shot dead in northern, central Israel as Arab sector death toll reaches 158 this year

Two fatal shootings in Israel's Arab sector within 24 hours have left two men dead, with police probing possible criminal motives behind the attacks.

Illustrative: Magen David Adom responding to site of Iranian ballistic missile impact in Jerusalem area, March 1, 2026.

Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party to hold first ever primary election for Knesset candidates

According to the party's statement, the conference is part of the completion of its organizational preparations and fulfills its constitutional requirements.

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas.

Many Christian Arabs proud to be part of Israeli society, ambassador to Christian World says

Deek’s comments referred to a May public-opinion survey of Arab citizens of Israel published by Tel Aviv University’s Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation.

Israeli envoy to the Christian world George Deek.

Israel’s Arab vote potential: Politicians ignore potential election-winning demographic - opinion

Under the right circumstances, Arab voters could determine which bloc forms the next government.

AN ARAB ISRAELI citizen casts his vote at a polling station in Mughar in the 2022 election.