Druse in israel

Family of Druze assailant in Haifa terror attack say he suffers from mental illness

"We strongly condemn the incident that occurred this morning," the head of the Druze community, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, said.

 The scene of a Monday morning attack in Haifa.
The funeral of Jamal Abbas.

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

 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


Time for a reset

Radical Islam, of both the Sunni and Shi’ite flavors, has become the dominant political force in much of the Middle East.

A DRUSE man watches the fighting in Syria from the Israeli side of the Golan Heights

Memorial for slain Druse soldier vandalized

Family members said that they have difficulty understanding the vandalism, calling it “a crime of the utmost severity.”

BULLET HOLES are seen in the memorial to hero medic Sgt. Salah Tafesh

Top of the hill

Usfiya’s Druse residents are so hospitable it’s even fun to get lost in the Mount Carmel village.

Making typical Druse pita in Usfiya

Meet the IDF’s ‘Beduin battalion’

Unit 585’s men take pride in ‘Israel in miniature,’ which includes other minorities and even Jews.

SOLDIERS FROM the Desert Reconnaissance Battalion pose for a group portrait on October 3. They include Muhammad Shibli (second from left), Hussein Fawaze (center) and Roee Hezi (far right). The unit includes Beduin, Jews, Christians, Druse and Circassians.

Israeli MK: IDF helping al-Qaida in Syria at expense of Druse

Kulanu MK Akram Hasson's comments in an interview with Channel 2 came amid fierce battles in recent days near the Druse village of Khader in the Syrian Golan Heights.

Members of the Druse community watch the fighting in the Druse village of Khadr in Syria as they stand on the Israeli side of the border fence between Syria and the Golan Heights

Druse and Circassian municipalities threaten to close schools over funding

This strike comes as Bennett’s Bayit Yehudi party is attempting to sign up thousands of new members from the Druse community in a membership drive that began on Monday.

Children walking to school

Bayit Yehudi in recruitment drive among Druse citizens

Asad estimated that in last year's election, the overwhelming majority of the Druse voted for Yisrael Beytenu.

THE DELEGATION poses with Druse and Israeli flags in California.

Entrepreneurial spirit in the Upper Galilee

Supporting the small businesses of religious Druse.

The challenges of maintaining tradition: Sheikh Qasam Bader, religious leader of Hurfeish, the country’s second-largest Druse village

Druse journalist released to house arrest following 'incitement' arrest

In hearing on Wednesday, a police representative said Bassem Safadi’s crimes were “severe” and that “he is not a naïve man”.

Bassam Safadi, the arrested reporter

New parenting education program in Druse sector comes up against culture

“We live in a patriarchal society,” said one parent trainer, adding that he expects some resistance."

In the first scene - graduates of course instructors  finished getting certificats s