Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeLayali Jahjah's death comes at a time when Israel's Arab community is in deep despair. Just a few months ago, tens of thousands protested across Israel, demanding that the authorities fight against crime. But the protest quickly faded, and with it, the belief that anything could changeShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:13 PM • May 28 2026 IDTLayali Jahjah was only nine years old when she was killed by gunfire on Wednesday in the northern Arab Israeli town of Arara, on the first day of Eid al-Adha. Her death isn't only a family tragedy, but a moment that encapsulates the depth of the crisis into which Israel's Arab community has descended.CommentsIn the NewsThe Death of 9-year-old Layali Marks the Unraveling of Israel's Arab SocietyReport: U.S. and Iran Agree on Truce Deal Pending Trump's Approval, Sources SayZionism's Fatal Refusal to RetireRabbis, Jewish New Yorkers Urge Mamdani to Act on Antisemitism, Protest RhetoricOne Killed in IDF Airstrike in Beirut, Reports Say; 14 Killed Across LebanonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7'