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


Court indicts Golan Druse for attack on wounded Syrians in ambulance

The defendants, 48-year-old Bashira Mahmoud and 21-year-old Amal Abu Salah, can be seen in video of the attack beating and stoning one of the wounded Syrian men.

Ambulance attacked in northern Israel by Druse protesters

Terrorist Kuntar reportedly killed trying to enlist Druse support for Assad, Hezbollah

Kuntar was traded by Israel in 2008 in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli reservists killed by Hezbollah in 2006.

Samir Kuntar, the Lebanese Druse terrorist who served almost 30 years in an Israeli jail, was freed in a 2008 prisoner swap with Hezbollah

State indicts Druse involved in alleged attack of ambulance carrying wounded Syrians

Northern District police say Druse villagers threw stones at the ambulance and that as the vehicle fled the scene it was chased by two carloads of locals.

Ambulance attacked in northern Israel by Druse protesters

Israeli Druse raise 10 million shekels for Syrian brethren

Syrian Druse are in a difficult situation and we need to support them, says chairman of the Druse Zionist Council for Israel.

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

Lebanese report: Israel arming Syrian rebels

Israeli former top aide said to have been involved in supplying arms to Assad’s opponents.

An IDF soldier stands atop a tank near Alonei Habashan on the Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria

Reshet Bet: Despite law, minorities continue to be underrepresented in government offices

Both the National Council for the Prevention of Road Accidents and the Israel Securities Authority did not employee any Ethiopian Israelis or Druse last year, the report reveals.

Israeli-Ethiopian leaders press conference

Ya'alon: Israel told rebels not to harm Syrian Druse, and to keep terror groups from border

While some Israeli Druse have called on Israel to aid their Syrian brethren, the Syrian Druse are not keen on getting assistance from Israel, defense minister says.

IDF soldiers near the border with Syria in the Golan Heights

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Lebanese Druse leader: Israel playing a 'very dubious and suspicious role' in Syria

Walid Jumblatt, a member of Lebanon’s parliament and the head of the Progressive Socialist Party, says "I don’t want at any price the so-called help of the Israelis."

Walid Jumblatt

Moderate Syrian rebels claim 'Islamist' militant killed by Druse mob was their man

The claim that Khalil belonged to the FSA contradicts the assertions that Khalil was one among numerous Islamist militants operating on the Golan with Israel's support.

Muntar Khalil, allegedly the Syrian miliant killed by a Druse Mob who attacked the ambulance carrying him earlier this month