Incitement

Palestinian teacher arrested in West Bank over posts praising terrorists, October 7 attack

A Palestinian teacher in the West Bank was detained on suspicion of incitement after investigators uncovered months of social media posts allegedly glorifying terrorism.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A memorial honoring four Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank village of Tell, pictured in a social media post shared by a Palestinian schoolteacher suspected of incitement to terrorism.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Likud headquarters following the release of exit polls.

'Deserves to die': Court charges man with incitement to kill Netanyahu, coalition figures

The indictment lists 21 posts published by the Ein Hahoresh man ahead of the Knesset election, including calls to behead Likud MK Almog Cohen.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israeli security forces near the scene of a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Hebron, October 23, 2026. Five people were wounded in the attack, two of them seriously, and two Palestinian terrorists were killed by Israeli forces.

Three Hebron residents arrested for online incitement to terrorism, support for Hamas

According to police, the suspects expressed support for the terrorists who carried out an attack in the West Bank in which St.-Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem were killed.

|ByHODAYA RAN
A prison officer handcuffs a colleague as part of a drill at the third organised crime unit (drug-trafficking district) during a press tour at Reau prison, near Paris on July 30, 2026.

East Jerusalem man detained over alleged social media incitement, support for terrorism

Officers arrested the suspect, a resident of the Sur Bahir neighborhood, on Sunday after an investigation into videos he allegedly posted online.

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Israel demands Jordanian condemnation over flag-stomping at bar association

Israeli Foreign Ministry condemned the incident calling it an act of incitement, "not in keeping with the spirit of the peace agreement between the countries."

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Deputy head of the Jordanian Bar Association Walid al-Adwan, stepping on an Israeli flag outside the Bar Association headquarters, February 8, 2025.

Rights orgs. condemn Israel Police over raid on east Jerusalem bookstore

Israel Police accused the owners of incitement and support for terror. However, witnesses say charges were unclear at the time.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Raided bookshop in East Jerusalem

Ben-Gvir orders Arab educator be arrested for dancing on Oct. 7 on TikTok

Fact-checkers believe the video was unrelated to the Hamas attack.

OCTOBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Israel Police arrest al-Aqsa sheikh for incitement after eulogizing Ismail Haniyeh

Since October 7, 140 indictments have been filed against those accused of inciting and supporting terrorism in the Jerusalem area.

AUGUST 3, 2024ByYUVAL BARNEA
Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, sits in his living room after an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, February 21, 2024.

8 arrested for 'support of terror' in overnight police operation in Jerusalem

The arrests were part of a larger operation that was organized by Jerusalem Police earlier this month, concentrating police efforts against crimes of incitement.

MARCH 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli police officers seen during a raid on the ultra orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Meah Shearim, as they close shops and disperse public gatherings following the government decisions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. March 24, 2020

To avoid more Gaza wars, treat terrorism as a crime - opinion

Outlaw support for violent extremists, sanction terror sponsors, enforce warrants, and follow through with prosecutions wherever possible. These can help prevent mass murder when persuasion doesn't.

FEBRUARY 3, 2024ByDANIEL S. MARIASCHIN, DAVID J. MICHAELS
A rally for Gazan Palestinians takes place in Sanaa, last Friday. the Houthis want to attract sympathy, claiming they're a victim, though they ignited the war in Yemen, just as Hamas did in Gaza, says the writer.

Rabbi sparks outrage after claiming Arab doctors 'want to kill Jews'

The Israel Medical Association called on the War Cabinet to condemn a video accusing Arab medical staff of killing Jews.

DECEMBER 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A team at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa launching an appeal for coexistence on May 13, 2021.

East Jerusalem man to be charged for inciting terrorism

A man from Shuafat in east Jerusalem may be indicted for inciting terrorism and violence at a mosque sermon, urging followers not to lay down weapons as it symbolizes honor and bravery.

DECEMBER 19, 2023ByALON HACHMON
Israeli security forces stand guard in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, February 13, 2023

‘We will choose a new path’: How Israel’s peace activists are responding to the war in Gaza

In addition, incitement toward Palestinians, including Israeli Arabs, appears to be on the rise.

NOVEMBER 25, 2023ByJTA/ELIYAHU FREEDMAN
The aftermath of Hamas attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the hardest-hit communities in the October 7 onslaught by Hamas, on October 27, 2023.

Israel arrests NBC journalist for inciting terror, glorifying Hamas massacre

The journalist was arrested on Friday near a Jerusalem district police station, and her detention was extended by four days at the High Court.

NOVEMBER 18, 2023ByALON HACHMON
A Border Police officer stands guard, as Muslim Palestinians hold Friday prayers by a road outside the Old City of Jerusalem, October 27, 2023