Current sectionIsrael NewsShare 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 formatSubscribeNational Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrates after a Knesset vote on the death penalty for Arab terrorists in March. Credit: Itay CohenFrom a death penalty directed exclusively at non-Jewish perpetrators to the soft approach on crime in the Arab community, Israeli government policy is aiming for the destruction of Arab life in Israel10:44 PM • June 15 2026 IDTThe year isn't halfway over, but with 150 murders in Israel so far, according to Haaretz' reporting, the rate is already close to that of 2025, when the Israeli police reported 305 in total. The percentage of Arab victims, Palestinian citizens of Israel, (125 of the total) has risen relative to last year – from 78 to 83 percent at present.In the NewsFor This Government, Political Suppression of Israel's Arabs Is Just the StartIsrael Is Turning the West Bank Into Gaza. There's Only One Way to Stop ItNetanyahu Says Israel to Stay in Border Buffer Zones After U.S.-Iran Deal SignedIsraeli Withdrawal From Lebanon Not Part of U.S.-Iran Deal, WH Official SaysWhat You Need to Know About the U.S.-Iran Deal – and What It Means for IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump IntervenesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the Occupation