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Sohlberg declines to block Netanyahu police briefing, warns against election interference

Yashar accused Netanyahu of potentially seeking to pressure public servants to advance his political interests.

OCTOBER 25, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Hatikva Market in Tel Aviv as part of the Likud party’s election campaign ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 22, 2026.

Iranian woman pretending to be a member of the Yahalomi family in Namibia on October 7, 2026.

Namibia arrests Iranian women claiming to be Israeli, mistaken for Yahalomis

Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, the Chabad Lubavitch emissary in Namibia, told Walla that he immediately realized the two women were Iranian when he met them at the police station.

OCTOBER 7, 2026|ByYOAV ETIEL, EFRAT FORSHER

Arab-Israeli protesters hold placards during a demonstration in Tel Aviv to draw attention to the rising crime rates in their community on January 31.

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Israel's war within: As murders mount, the Arab sector struggles to escape a cycle of violence

With a record wave of killings, organized crime and fear are tearing at the fabric of Israel’s Arab sector, with critics accusing the government and police of failing to stop the violence

AUGUST 31, 2026|ByBEN LYNFIELD

Illustrative: Hand grenade - A member of the Popular Resistance Committee holds up a grenade during a rally in Gaza City, 27 April 2006.

Two Bat Yam residents charged in Japanika grenade attack linked to gang dispute

The grenade attack was one of several incidents targeting Japanika branches amid a dispute involving the Jarushi and Mosli crime organizations.

AUGUST 10, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Arab activists: Police not doing enough to combat crime

“We don’t need enhancement or reform. Instead, we need a process of rebuilding. We cannot build on what has already failed."

AUGUST 29, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

ARAB ISRAELIS demonstrate against violence, organized crime and killings in their communities, outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem in 2019.

Break-ins reported at homes of two N12 reporters within 24 hours

"I knew that if he managed to break in - that would be the end of me, that there was a possibility that I would end my life here or be assaulted," reporter Almaz Mangisto wrote on Saturday.

AUGUST 8, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE

N12 reporter Yair Sherki speaks during the conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Tel Aviv on September 5, 2019.

Woman filing rape complaint investigated instead for quarantine violation

Following recent criticism of Israel Police on its handling of reports of violence against women, a woman said police questioned her for violating quarantine instead of taking her rape report.

AUGUST 2, 2021ByEVE YOUNG

Israel Police officers enforce lockdown restrictions, January 8, 2020.

Five 'mistakes' Benjamin Netanyahu made as opposition leader

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Netanyahu is presenting himself as an opposition leader with endless energy, but he is taking risks that could lead to rebellions in Likud.

JULY 2, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN

OPPOSITION LEADER Benjamin Netanyahu with Shas head Arye Deri and UTJ MK Ya’acov Litzman during a meeting with the opposition parties at the Knesset this week.

Police mishandle treatment of sexual offense cases, victims - study

“Too often, we see the police fail to collect evidence, ask questions in a sensitive manner and lack the adequate training needed to deal with someone who survived sexual trauma.”

JUNE 29, 2021ByEVE YOUNG