 This study found that the Arab minority had higher compliance intentions with newly issued health directives compared to the other groups. Additionally, perceptions of risk and the effectiveness of the instruction were the only two factors significantly associated with compliance intentions across all three groups. Trust in government was related to compliance intentions only in the Arab minority. These findings suggest that policymakers and health authorities should provide information about the risks and negative outcomes of the crisis as well as the expected effectiveness of the recommended behaviors. Furthermore, future studies should examine other minority groups and other types of instructions in different stages of a crisis. This article was authored by Talia Gorin, Dana Vashti and Itai Biri.