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In Arab society, students return to classrooms in the shadow of crime: "It is hard to expect them to study as if nothing is happening"
Crime is affecting their functioning and achievements, causing some of them not to show up at school. A document from the Center for the Advancement of Safety in Arab Society warns of severe damage to youth and educational staff in the sector, and claims there is no comprehensive policy on the issue: "Protecting the children and the staff is a condition for the system's ability to protect them."...
Mansour Abbas: "The Jewish nature of the state was forced upon us, I do not deny the Nakba"
The Ra'am chairman addresses three issues that are causing a storm around him – the Jewish nature of the state, civil service, and the Nakba – and claims: "Our supreme interest lies in replacing this racist government, even if it means suffering difficulties and personal sacrifice."
Changing the trend in a dangerous phenomenon: "Once it was part of the joy, it is possible to celebrate without it"
Shooting at events and weddings in the Arab community has long been considered routine. Recently, increased enforcement and initiatives from within the community have raised awareness, and a decline has been recorded in the phenomenon, which often ended in tragedy: "It is possible to dance and enjoy without hearing gunshots." The police are operating surveillance balloons, and signs are hung at...
Mansour Abbas: "The State of Palestine exists. We want Israel and the USA to recognize it"
The Ra'am chairman spoke at the party's national conference where the list for the next Knesset will be determined: "We are putting Israeli democracy to the test." MK Walid Taha added: "We are not satisfied with just making demands — we are acting politically for solutions."
Crisis of confidence: What does the Arab public think of its leaders?
A new survey points to an erosion of trust in political leadership: 64% believe their trust in public figures is lower than before, and 61% believe the younger generation finds it difficult to trust office holders.
Mohammed Magadli: "I have changed"
Channel 12 commentator told Nadav Perry about the Shin Bet's approach to Netanyahu after October 7: "There is an opportunity here to integrate Arab citizens who also have hostages, some of whom were murdered"
"Sulha" against Arab society
"I do not need the state to protect me from my culture, I am proud of it. I demand that the state stop using my culture to justify abandoning me."
National state of emergency and a billion-shekel budget: Yair Golan presents plan to combat crime in Arab society
The chairman of The Democrats pledged to establish a special task force and dedicated courts, sharply criticizing the government: "A country capable of reaching any terrorist organization can also handle crime." He stated that the party will demand the Ministry of Internal Security portfolio.
Abbas has already broken down the door — now he must change the club
Mansour Abbas should not settle for an entry ticket to the club, but rather change the conditions for admission to it. He should not agree that the system decides which Arabs are "kosher" for partnership, but challenge the very test of kashrut. So that no one is required to deposit their identity at the entrance.
64-year-old teacher shot in front of family, 20-year-old missing: "We fear he was kidnapped"
While the murder rate in Arab localities has recently declined, violent incidents persist. A teacher was seriously wounded in a shooting in Jatt, and the family of 20-year-old Sharif Taher from Shefa-'Amr is searching for him after his car was found burned.
Ziad shot to death - a year after his wife was murdered and he warned: "I am next"
57-year-old Ziad Bashara was murdered in Tayibe, allegedly as part of a "blood feud" conflict - his wife, social activist Suzan, was also murdered last year. The murder this evening, along with another murder over the weekend, puts an end to a rare streak without murder cases in the sector - which lasted 20 days - and the police claim that recently there has been an "80% drop" in shooting...
For the first time: Educational approach to the phenomenon of violence in Arab society — through animals
The Ministry of Agriculture is launching an educational program in schools to raise awareness of animal welfare in the Arab, Druze, and Bedouin communities. The lessons will be taught in about 500 4th-6th grade classes and in some educational institutions also in 7th-8th grades.
With the help of sulha committees and police: 18 days without murder in Arab society
For the past two and a half weeks, no murders have been recorded in Arab localities. The decline in violence is attributed to a combination of intensified police activity and the efforts of mediation (sulha) committees.
114 orphans following murder: "A child who saw his father murdered is more likely to join crime"
Since the beginning of 2026, 52 parents of minors have been murdered, leaving them orphaned of a father or mother. "I am holding on only for the sake of the children," says P., a mother of four whose husband was murdered while trying to break up a fight. 9-year-old R. asks to leave the room while her grandmother talks about the murder of her mother by her husband: "He was constantly hitting her...