Bias-motivated incidents in Israel

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24 incidents, newest first.

October 2026

• Netanyahu's Likud vehicles blast Islamic call to prayer in Jerusalem, urging vote against Arabs

  On election day, vehicles carrying Likud party flags drove through Jerusalem broadcasting the Islamic call to prayer and urging supporters to vote because 'the Arabs are voting'.

  Oct 27 · JerusalemRacism1 source

• Arab medical students wearing hijab assaulted at Jerusalem train station

  Four Arab medical students wearing the hijab were doused with drinks and insulted as 'terrorists' by a young man and others at a train station in Jerusalem while returning home.

  Oct 18 · JerusalemRacism1 source

• TV presenter calls former army chief a 'Moroccan monkey' on air

  A presenter on an Israeli television program described former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot as a 'Moroccan monkey' steered by Ashkenazi elites, a slur aimed at his Mizrahi origin.

  Oct 17Racism1 source

• Israeli broadcaster calls Eisenkot a 'monkey', tying slur to Mizrahi origins

  During a Saturday evening broadcast on Channel 14, a broadcaster described Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar!

  Oct 17Racism2 sources

• Israel demolishes Bedouin homes near Rahat; residents forced to tear down own houses

  Israeli authorities are demolishing the homes of about 250 members of the Bedouin Abu Wadi clan near Rahat, prompting residents to remove their belongings and demolish their own houses to avoid paying demolition costs.

  Oct 11 · RahatRacism2 sources

• Israeli minister mocked Russian accent of lawmaker in radio interview

  Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli imitated Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman's Russian accent during a radio interview, drawing accusations of racism against Russian-speaking Israelis.

  Oct 6Racism1 source

• Israeli forces demolish Palestinian apartment building in East Jerusalem

  Israeli forces demolished a five-storey residential building housing 70 Palestinians in the Al-Tur neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem, a day after residents received a final demolition order.

  Oct 5 · East JerusalemRacism1 source

September 2026

• Israel elections committee bars Arab lawmaker from Knesset race

  Israel's Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify Sami Abu Shehadeh, leader of the National Democratic Assembly (Balad), from running in the upcoming Knesset elections.

  Sep 23Racism4 sources

August 2026

• Palestinian bus driver assaulted by Israeli colonists in Jerusalem

  A group of Israeli colonists attacked a Palestinian bus driver while he was on duty in occupied Jerusalem, beating him and leaving him injured and requiring hospitalization.

  Aug 2 · JerusalemRacism3 sources

June 2026

• Man on motorcycle threatens and tries to run over pride flag carrier in Tel Aviv

  A 29-year-old Tel Aviv resident carrying a pride flag on his way to the pride march was cursed at, threatened, and nearly struck by a man riding a motorcycle who objected to the flag.

  Jun 12 · Tel AvivQueer Discrimination1 source

• Priest spat at and insulted near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem

  A parish priest was cornered, repeatedly spat at, and verbally insulted by three men outside a restaurant near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City.

  Jun 4 · JerusalemReligious Discrimination1 source

May 2026

• Israeli ministers and MPs lead raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque

  Israeli ministers and lawmakers led mass incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, where worshippers were searched, barred from entry, and assaulted at the mosque gates, and participants raised Israeli flags inside the compound.

  May 14 · JerusalemReligious Discrimination1 source

• Settlers at Jerusalem flag march carry racist banners, attack Palestinians

  During the Israeli Flag March in Jerusalem, participants carried racist banners calling for the death of Arab residents and, according to witnesses, attacked Palestinians and journalists with spitting and verbal abuse near the Damascus Gate of the Old City.

  May 14 · JerusalemRacism6 sources

• Israeli MK storms Nakba event at Hebrew University, threatens Arab students

  A far-right Knesset member stormed a Nakba commemoration event organized by the Jaffa student group at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and directed threats and incitement at the participating Arab students.

  May 11 · JerusalemRacism2 sources

• Unarmed Arab man shot dead by Border Police in Rahat

  Ahmad Said al-Naami, an unarmed Arab Bedouin man, was shot dead by Border Police officers before dawn on a Saturday in Rahat during a police chase.

  May 9 · RahatRacism1 source

March 2026

• Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

  Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Father Francesco Ielpo from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass.

  Mar 29 · JerusalemReligious Discrimination1 source

• Israeli PM aide recorded making racist remarks about Moroccan Jews

  Recordings aired on Channel 12 revealed Ziv Agmon, acting chief of staff and spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making racist remarks about Jews of North African descent, calling them 'baboons' and 'retards.'

  Mar 24Racism2 sources

February 2026

• Teen girl attacked outside Be'er Sheva school over her origin

  A high-school girl in Be'er Sheva was cursed and physically assaulted by other students outside her school, who shouted slurs about her Russian origin and called her 'Japanese' and 'Filipina'.

  Feb 23 · Be'er ShevaRacism1 source

• Settlers raid Church of the Visitation in Ein Karem, write racist slogans

  A group of settlers raided the Church of the Visitation in the depopulated village of Ein Karem in Jerusalem, writing racist slogans on its walls and on vehicles parked near the church.

  Feb 19 · Ein KaremRacism3 sources

• Two Indian workers beaten in racially motivated attack in Ashkelon

  Two Indian workers were beaten in Ashkelon, Israel, in what was described as a targeted, racially motivated assault.

  Feb 16 · AshkelonRacism3 sources

• Israeli finance minister hurls racist remarks at Arab MKs in committee

  During a Finance Committee debate on the state budget, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told Arab members of Knesset that they 'shoot and cry' and represent a public that does not pay income tax, and called MK Iman Khatib Yassin a racist and disgusting.

  Feb 16Racism1 source

• Right-wing activists threaten Arab-Israeli TV presenter at Channel 13 studios

  Two right-wing activists came to the Channel 13 studios to confront presenter Lucy Aharish, and a video aired on the channel showed one of them threatening her and her husband, saying 'this week we go to her.'

  Feb 10Racism1 source

January 2026

• Israeli extremists torch cars, scrawl racist slogans in Palestinian village

  Israeli extremists set fire to three cars and wrote racist, anti-Arab slogans on vehicles and property in the Palestinian village of Ein Rafa, west of Jerusalem, late at night.

  Jan 7 · Ein RafaRacism1 source

• Rabbi attacked on Jaffa street; police probe racist motive

  A rabbi who teaches at a yeshiva in Jaffa was assaulted on Jaffa Street and taken to Ichilov Hospital in mild condition.

  Jan 1 · JaffaRacism1 source

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