Officials say weekly protests against the spread of organized crime will continue; Haifa court releases 3 suspects arrested by police

Police say they were responding to violent riot, but demonstrators accuse officers of using excessive force; Umm al-Fahm mayor and MK Yousef Jabareen among wounded

Long-promised initiative comes as he courts Arab vote ahead of elections; also criticized for choice of ex-cop as czar to fight community crime, who once called Arabs 'ungrateful'

Arab Israelis have been urging increased law enforcement to fight organized crime, but an innocent bystander’s slaying in an ambush gone awry underscores why many are mistrustful

Move comes as PM continues to campaign for Arab votes, but he has pledged to fight rampant violence before; Umm al-Fahm mayor says he is cautiously optimistic'

With illegal weaponry rampant in Israeli Arab towns, 2020 is now officially their deadliest year in recent memory; a government plan to stop the violence seems to have been shelved

95 Arab Israelis have been killed since the beginning of 2020, the highest annual number in decades; an attempt to pass a wide-ranging anti-violence plan seems to have stalled

Diamond dealer, Israeli adviser get 5 years jail in absentia for bribing Romanian public officials to fraudulently claim property for royal family member

Emirati deputy PM says Jewish state will add strength to 10-member International Security Alliance

Man referred to as Jurgen K charged with possession of arms and explosives without permit