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Illustrative: A Superbus driver waits for passengers at the entrance to Jerusalem, August 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 2, 2026, 1:30 pm
Teenagers allegedly beat an Arab bus driver unconscious overnight in Jerusalem
Driver says he lost four of his teeth in attack, passed out and awoke to ‘faces full of hate’; police launch probe amid spate of similar attacks on Arab bus drivers in capital
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Paramedics arrive at the scene of a deadly shooting in Lod, which left a woman dead on March 19, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
March 19, 2026, 2:53 pm
Woman shot dead overnight in her home in Lod as killings of Arab citizens persist
Police said to suspect woman slain in ‘honor killing’ after paramedics find her lifeless near midnight; East Jerusalem bus driver gunned down the night before; no arrests
By Charlie Summers
A bus driver walks to his vehicle outside Teddy Stadium during a game night for the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem on January 31, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
February 12, 2026, 11:27 am
‘No one to back us’: Arab bus drivers grapple with surge of racist attacks
Transportation minister, announcing pilot security program, says violence has crossed ‘red line’; drivers have faced assaults for years
By Alice CHANCELLOR
The scene after a Haredi teen was hit by a bus and killed on Route 3533 at the Aluma Junction near Komemiyut on January 21, 2026 (Magen David Adom)
January 21, 2026, 12:25 pm
Haredi teen hit by bus and killed; police suspect driver of reckless manslaughter
In video, passengers heard expressing concern vehicle moving too fast given the large number of people wandering in road near Komemiyut; second such fatal incident this month
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
An assailant, wearing tzitzit, is seen filming a bus driver who was hospitalized with a broken arm after being attacked by two people in Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood on December 5, 2025. (Screen capture: Israel Police)
December 5, 2025, 8:20 pm
Two teens accused of assaulting two Arab public workers in Jerusalem
Sanitation worker suffered fractured rib and broken teeth, bus driver had arm broken in attacks by assailants riding around Ramot neighborhood on electric bike, police say
By Charlie Summers
Aftermath of an alleged attack on an Arab bus driver in Modi'in, November 2025. (Channel 13 Screenshot)
November 18, 2025, 8:32 pm
Two men arrested over assault of Arab bus driver in the West Bank
Pair were detained shortly after incident in which they allegedly beat driver for Israeli company as he drove route in West Bank settlement of Modi’in Illit
By Charlie Summers
Damage caused to a bus by Haredi demonstrators during an anti-draft protest in Jerusalem on November 6, 2025. (Courtesy/Bus Drivers Association)
November 7, 2025, 2:05 pm
Arab bus drivers face unfettered violence in Jerusalem, with 12 attacks in a week
Driver says he was spat on, called ‘terrorist’ by Haredi protesters, as assaults on transit workers continue unabated; union official laments lack of enforcement against assailants
By Charlie Summers
Bus security camera footage of three teenagers attacking an Arab driver in Jerusalem overnight on July 15, 2025. (Courtesy/Bus Drivers Association)
July 22, 2025, 4:43 am
Arab bus driver assaulted in Jerusalem says ‘would have died’ if not for fleeing
Jewish passenger who was filmed brutally attacking Ahmad Shehadeh released to house arrest, with prosecutors planning to file charges this week
By Charlie Summers
Jerusalem bus driver Ahmad Shehadeh, pictured in the hospital after he was attacked and robbed by three teenagers early in the morning on July 15, 2025. (Courtesy/Bus Driver's Association)
July 15, 2025, 9:44 pm
Arab bus driver injured in assault by group of young men in Jerusalem; 1 arrested
Assailants choke, punch and kick driver Ahmad Shehadeh during overnight bus ride, breaking his nose; MK Tibi calls attackers ‘young Jewish Kahanists’ with ‘effective immunity’
By Charlie Summers
Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans seen beating an Arab bus driver in Jerusalem on May 29, 2025 (Screencapture/ X used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 30, 2025, 5:07 pm
Beitar Jerusalem fans attack Arab bus drivers after team’s loss, no arrests so far
Victim says dozens of fans pounced on him upon realizing his ethnicity, police took 20 minutes to arrive; labor union says ‘every day brings us closer’ to murder of transit worker
By ToI Staff
Still image from 'Kavim' bus's security camera footage of youth attacking a bus driver in the West Bank ultra-Orthodox settlement of Modiin Illit, March 24, 2024. (Screen capture: X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 25, 2024, 9:34 am
Arab bus driver stabbed by Jewish teen in Purim night attack in Modiin Illit
Video shows Ahmed Abu al-Hawa attacked ‘for no reason’ in Haredi West Bank settlement; suspect yet to be apprehended
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: View of the inside of a Dan bus in Tel Aviv on February 22, 2022. (Avshalom sassoni/Flash90)
September 1, 2023, 10:26 pm
In latest case of alleged harassment, woman says bus driver told her ‘You’re naked’
22-year-old says Dan driver repeated his comments twice when she boarded with a sleeveless shirt; company says it’s investigating complaint
By ToI Staff
Teenage girls on a bus from Ashdod to Safed who say they were asked by the driver to go to the back of the bus, cover up their summer outfits and put on blankets so as not to offend Haredi passengers on August 13, 2023. (Used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
August 21, 2023, 12:10 am
Bus companies face 3 lawsuits over series of discriminatory incidents against women
Egged, Electra-Afikim and Nateev Express are each being sued after drivers allegedly harassed or discriminated against female passengers
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, July 30, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
August 14, 2023, 5:51 pm
After cases of discrimination against women on buses, PM calls to punish offenders
Netanyahu says Israel ‘a free country, in which nobody will set limits on who can use public transportation,’ following series of incidents involving drivers and Haredi passengers
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox men board the bus to the Lag B'omer festival in Meron, in Jerusalem, on May 8, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
August 13, 2023, 5:43 pm
Teen girls told to sit in back of bus, cover up because of Haredi passengers
Incident is one of several reports of bus drivers illegally discriminating against women in past week
By ToI Staff
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