Arab community
Coverage of Arab community in the Nexus archive.
- Farmington board member clarifies remarks after online backlash
A Farmington Public Schools board member's controversial comment has drawn significant online backlash, with critics labeling it as inflammatory toward the Arab community. The board member has since clarified their remarks in response to the public reaction.
- Two more slain in Arab community, raising this week’s toll to nine
Two more people were killed in the Arab community, with an 18-year-old shot dead in Haifa and a 30-year-old killed in Reineh, raising the week's toll to nine. Watchdog figures indicate 149 homicides in the Arab community since the start of the year.
- Man, 30, killed near Nazareth, in 6th fatality in Arab community in just over 24 hours
A 30-year-old man was killed near Nazareth in Yafia, marking the sixth fatality in the Arab community within 24 hours. Police have launched a homicide investigation, with senior officials attributing the crime wave to a 'total collapse of the system' and the absence of deterrence.
- Man shot dead near northern Arab Israeli town of Kabul in suspected homicide
A 67-year-old man was shot dead near the northern Arab Israeli town of Kabul in a suspected homicide. Medics declared him dead at the scene, and since the start of the year, 135 members of the Arab community have been killed by violence.
- Four killed in northern Israel over weekend amid crime wave wracking Arab community
Four people were killed in northern Israel over the weekend amid a crime wave affecting the Arab community. Farid Issa Mazlavat was killed in the Druze town of Maghar, while two brothers were shot outside Nazareth, one of whom was set to marry on Saturday, leading to an apparent revenge killing.