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File: Students at Tel Aviv University rally against violence within Arab communities, January 12, 2026. (Erik Marmor/FLASH90)
January 22, 2026, 2:39 pm
Arab society stages nationwide strike over police failure to curb violent crime
Starting in northern towns, strike spreads to many Arab locales as Sahknin mayor accuses PM of not caring; Ben Gvir ridicules the protest action, says leaders back criminals
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Hadash-Ta'al MK Ahmad Tibi speaks to the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 9:58 am
Police threaten legal action after Arab MK calls force’s spokesman ‘a loser’
Ahmad Tibi, who has parliamentary immunity, urges internal affairs probe of Israel Police spokesman after on-air argument over police shooting during raid on Bedouin town
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (left) speaks to jailed Palestinian terror convict Marwan Barghouti in his cell in footage released on August 14, 2025 (X screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
August 15, 2025, 4:09 am
Ben Gvir filmed visiting cell of Palestinian terror convict Barghouti, taunting him
‘Whoever messes with the Nation of Israel — we will wipe them out,’ far-right minister can be heard saying in first sighting of Barghouti in over a decade
By ToI Staff
Hadash-Ta’al chairman MK Ayman Odeh attends a Knesset House Committee hearing on his possible impeachment, June 24, 2025. (Dani Shem-Tov/ Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
June 24, 2025, 8:51 pm
Likud MKs invoke ‘hanging,’ ‘firing squad’ in hearing on impeaching Arab lawmaker
‘We will not surrender to fascism,’ declares Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ayman Odeh, who provoked outrage in January when he hailed release of ‘hostages and prisoners’
By Sam Sokol
MK Ayman Odeh speaks at an anti-war rally in Haifa, May 31, 2025. (Ayman Odeh/X)
June 1, 2025, 1:14 am
‘Gaza has won, and Gaza will win’: Arab MK’s speech at anti-war rally draws outrage
Hadash-Ta’al leader Ayman Odeh tells Haifa crowd Israel is committing genocide; right-wing politicians accuse him of backing Hamas; Odeh doubles down: ‘Annihilation is not victory’
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Ariel Kallner speaks during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, May 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
May 5, 2025, 8:47 pm
Lawmakers debate controversial 80% tax bill on foreign government donations to NGOs
Likud’s Ariel Kallner says law will ‘preserve’ Israel’s Jewish and democratic character; Hadash-Ta’al MK Tibi counters that it is intended to suppress Arab vote
By Sam Sokol
View of the Arab-Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm on February 13, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
April 28, 2025, 12:59 pm
Arab leaders decry Likud minister’s refusal to fund major community development plan
Social Justice Minister May Golan diverts millions earmarked to boost socioeconomic status and reduce crime in Arab communities, in latest move that critics say undermines five-year plan
By Charlie Summers
Israeli Arabs protest against violence, organized crime and recent killings among their communities, in the Arab town of Majd al-Krum, northern Israel on October 3, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)
February 3, 2025, 6:38 am
Violent killings surge as police crackdown fails to stanch Arab community bloodletting
Arab leaders view crime-fighting tactics as ineffective or worse, accusing law enforcement of not coordinating raid on Umm al-Fahm with local leaders and turning town into an ‘army barrack’
By Charlie Summers
A picture taken on January 29, 2019, shows el-Jazzar mosque in the northern Israeli port city of Acre. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
December 1, 2024, 6:39 pm
Ben Gvir instructs police to stop mosques from using speakers for call to prayer
Arab mayors, MKs decry move as attempt to provoke Muslim citizens; far-right minister defends measure as fighting ‘hazard’ of noise, notes similar efforts in other countries
By ToI Staff
Religious Zionism party chief Bezalel Smotrich (center) and party members at the settlement of Efrat in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank, October 26, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
November 22, 2024, 3:14 pm
Coalition lauds end of administrative detention for settlers; opposition: It’s dangerous
After Defense Minister Katz decides to end practice of detention without trial for extremist Jews, right-wing politicians praise the move while left, rights group call it a mistake
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Palestinian class at the Salem School, East Jerusalem, December 6, 2017. (Nasser Ishtayeh/ Flash90/ File)
November 5, 2024, 6:21 pm
Knesset passes law allowing government to fire teachers it asserts identify with terror
Right-wing MKs call new law an important tool in preventing radicalization; rights group ACRI says it ‘violates the rights to expression, employment and pedagogical autonomy’
By Sam Sokol
A car goes up in flames after exploding near a police station in the northern city of Acre, September 13, 2024. (Screen capture: X/Amar Assadi, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 14, 2024, 10:42 am
Man in his 30s seriously wounded in car explosion in northern city of Acre
Blast lightly injures 4 others, including man’s young child; shooting in Jisr az-Zarqa moderately wounds 2, including girl; Tibi: Police should be prosecuting this, not protesters
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir addresses the Knesset plenum, July 24, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz/ Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
July 25, 2024, 3:23 pm
In late-night session, Knesset hands Ben Gvir authority over building violations
Giving the far-right minister such power means ‘more demolitions, more murders, more lawlessness in Arab society,’ asserts Ra’am MK Waleed Alhawashla
By Sam Sokol
Screen capture from video of a scuffle in the Knesset between right-wing and Arab lawmakers, July 18, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 18, 2024, 11:41 am
Ben Gvir calls Arab lawmakers ‘terrorists’ from Knesset rostrum, triggering melee
Knesset members charge at podium as far-right minister repeatedly shouts ‘Out!’ at them; ushers attempt to prevent physical altercation, with Likud MK nearly knocking one down
By Stuart Winer
Arab-Israeli parliament member Ahmad Tibi poses for a picture during an interview with AFP at his office at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 25, 2024. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
June 28, 2024, 9:04 pm
Tibi says Arab Israelis being persecuted for Gaza sympathies in wake of October 7
Veteran MK charges Israel police only enforcing hate speech laws against Arabs, says he has received thousands of threats since start of war
By Jack Moore
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