Druse

Grandfather of Arab-Israeli fallen soldier: We believe in Israel, Zionism

"I believe in Zionism, and I am one of those who established the Druze Zionist movement with other friends."

The funeral of Jamal Abbas.
 View of the Druze town of Isfiya, Northern Israel. October 03, 2023.

Israel to build thousands more homes in northern Druze settlement

 Members of the Druze community protest for the government financial support they were promised, at the Azrieli junction in Tel Aviv on May 10, 2020.

Israel to anchor status of Druze citizens in basic law, Likud announces

President Reuven Rivlin meets IDF soldiers at Shivta base, July 11, 2018

Israeli Druze officer appointed military secretary to President Rivlin


'Israeli society is infected with racism,' Tibi says after assault on Druse soldier

"The extreme right wing has moral responsibility for the attack," wrote Tibi, Channel 2 reported on Sunday.

Druse IDF soldier Razzi Houseysa in hospital after beating

Druse IDF soldier beaten 'for speaking Arabic' after leaving nightclub

IDF soldier from Daliat el-Carmel badly beaten after leaving nightclub.

Druse IDF soldier Razzi Houseysa in hospital after beating

Forging forward

One Druse woman’s journey in her fight for higher education.

Randa Abas

Our brothers, our protectors

While isolated in its traditions and history, the Druse community prides itself on its contributions to Israeli society – but says as a minority group it faces many challenges.

Aamer Tafish and his wife Botaina in their home.

Druse doctor moves from meeting soldiers’ medical and nutritional needs to running a hospital

Zarka, who works out of the Tel Hashomer army headquarters, will soon run Safed’s Ziv Medical Center, not far from the village of Peki’in where he was raised.

Dr. Salman Zarka

Haredi woman arranges free bus travel to funeral of slain Druse police officer

After posting about Zidan Saif's funeral on Facebook, Ariela Sternbach received pledges from several anonymous donors to pay for a charter bus to the funeral.

Zidan Saif

Police arrest four linked to Druse-Muslim brawl that saw dozens hurt

The four suspects are all in their 20s and include both Druse and Muslims.

Handcuffs [Illustrative]

Shi'ite Hezbollah recruiting Christian, Druse and Sunnis to fight Sunni Islamists

The recruits are being offered training and a salary ranging from $1,500 to $2,500.

ISIS and Hezbollah

Terrorism, Syria violence test Druse community in Israel

Last week the Druse town of Beit Jann laid to rest Border Police officer Jidan Assad who was killed in a Jerusalem terrorist attack.

BEIT JANN residents arrive for the funeral of Border Police officer Jidan Assad.

The flower of the Carmel

Inside Mount Carmel

Salah Elkara's paintings displayed in a gallery