Israel's Druze Community

'I'm Israeli first, but a Druze Israeli': the fighter waving both flags

Israeli-Druze MMA rising star Sean Pero is chasing UFC gold while redefining identity, belonging, and representation inside and outside the cage

Sean Pero, 26, an Israeli Druze fighter, is rising in the mixed martial arts world who has his sights set on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and, eventually, a world title.Premium
 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

Erdogan’s road through Syria runs into the Druze - opinion

Dr. Khir with one of her patients at Clalit-Julis clinic.

‘I wanted to do something revolutionary,’ first female Druze doctor in Israel tells the ‘Post’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet leaders of the Druze and Circassian communities.

Netanyahu meets with leaders of Druze, Circassian communities at Dead Sea summit


Pro-Israel Christian student org. donates $100,000 to honor Majdal Shams victims

The funds were drawn from Passages' Israel War Relief Fund, launched by Passages Alumni following the October 7 massacre.

 Ambassador Mike Huckabee with Passages CEO Zach Bauer, Co-Founder and Board Member of Passages Rivka Kidron and COO Malcolm Fitschen.

The war has devastated Israel's culinary industry - opinion

According to CBS 64% of businesses in northern Israel reported severe losses since Oct, 7. In the food and beverage sector, revenues dropped by over 70%, and a quarter of businesses shut permanently.

 IN KIBBUTZ Ein Zivan, work takes place in the Pelter Winery vineyard, which sustained significant damage due to fire at the beginning of the war, just as the vineyard was set to yield fruit.

Israel-Lebanon peace is far off, and photo of Druze-Lebanese handshake shows it - analysis

“This is typical behavior by Israeli media at similar international events. There’s no need to amplify such falsehoods and serve the Israeli enemy,” Lebanon claimed.

 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

Leaders of Israel's Druze say the state owes it to them to defend Syrian kin

Israeli Druze renew their push for the IDF to defend their relatives in Syria as Jerusalem worries over new US-Syrian relations.

  A woman stands as Israeli Druze look over the border between the Golan Heights and Syria, in Majdal Shams, May 4, 2025.

Standing with the Druze is a moral imperative and strategic necessity - opinion

The Israeli government must act – not just out of loyalty to our Druze brothers and sisters, though that alone would be reason enough.

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

Israeli Druze officer details Israel's strategic border defense in Syria to 'Post' - exclusive

Major J.'s story is of an Israeli-Druze family from Ma’jar which is inseparable from Israel’s military and security forces.

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

The Druze in the crossfire - opinion

The rise of extremist forces in Syria under the new regime of Ahmed al-Sharaa poses a direct threat to regional stability and border security.

 Syrian security forces check vehicles at the entrance of Druze town of Sahnaya, Syria, May 1, 2025.

‘Massacre of Druze in Syria is a warning sign for Israel,’ spiritual leader says

“After October 7 and in light of the growing threat from Hezbollah, can Israel afford to allow extremist groups to gain a foothold along its northern border?” asked Sheikh Muafak Tarif.

 Sheikh Muafak Tarif at a conference at the Western Galilee Academic College.

Israel must secure southern Syria, up to Damascus to protect Druze - opinion

The international community is too busy legitimizing the Taliban-like terrorist regime that now runs Syria to provide support for the Druze, other minorities in Syria.

A delegation of 100 Druze leaders from Syria visits northern Israel for the first time since 1973 on March 14, 2025. Israeli Druze proudly wave their own national flag alongside the Israeli flag in festivals and ceremonies, the writer points out.

Israeli Druze leader pleads for US help to protect Syrian Druze

Fighting between Druze residents and militias associated with Syrian government forces has intensified in recent days, leading to dozens of deaths and urgent calls for intervention.

Druze gather to contact their relatives on the Syrian side of the border from the Israeli Golan Heights.