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

|BySAM HALPERN
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

Erdogan is positioning Turkey to turn post-Assad Syria into a strategic corridor of influence, and Israel would be negligent to wait until that corridor becomes a military fact.

|ByARIEL HARKHAM
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’

Khir’s own daughters have followed in her footsteps, with one in the process of completing medical school and two pursuing degrees in engineering.

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

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

"I want to tell you what the most important mission is - to ensure life. I am committed to this, and by the way, I am also speaking with President Trump about it," Netanyahu said during the meeting.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

The Jewish Agency elects first Druze representative to its board of governors in a historic move

Former MK and commander of the Herev Battalion, COl. (res.) Mofid Marai will be representing the Druze community in the Jewish Agency.

NOVEMBER 17, 2024ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
Col. (res.) Mofid Marai stands with members of the Jewish Agency.

New committee forms to connect Druze, Circassian homes to Israel's power grid, legalize homes

The comittee aims to legitamize the status of most Druze households in five years.

OCTOBER 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Druze gather to contact their relatives on the Syrian side of the border from the Israeli Golan Heights.

Hezbollah is not Israel's biggest threat on the northern border - comment

Hezbollah and Israel face escalating tensions with rocket attacks and threats of ground incursions, risking a full-scale war.

AUGUST 7, 2024ByMATTHEW LEVITT/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
An Israeli firefighter works to put out a fire in Kiryat Shmona, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in northern Israel July 29, 2024.

Gantz urges targeting Lebanon's infrastructure, increasing military pressure

Benny Gantz called for intensified military action on Lebanon amid rising tensions, praised the Druze community, and advocated for national unity.

AUGUST 6, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Benny Gantz attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2024.

Jews worldwide should stand by the Druze community in Israel - opinion

The Druze community is an essential part of the Israeli social fabric. Although we do not share the same religion, this commonality is a clear indication of the human values that we share.

AUGUST 1, 2024ByLT. COL. (RES.) AVITAL LEIBOVICH
Druze people from Israel, the Golan Heights and Syria use speakers and microphones to communicate across the Syrian-Golan Heights border, after children and teens were killed at a soccer pitch by a rocket Israel says was fired from Lebanon, near Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Golan Heights

There’s no cookie-cutter solution for trauma - opinion

After a deadly rocket strike in Majdal Shams, IsraAID provides trauma support to help the Druze community recover.

AUGUST 1, 2024ByMAI LESHEM
WREATHS WERE laid this week next to the soccer field in Majdal Shams where 12 children and youths were killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack last Saturday.

Israeli-Druze pharmacist becomes doctor, rejoins IDF with a mission

The Druze community in Israel, unlike some other minorities, serves in the military and is known for its loyalty to the state.

AUGUST 1, 2024ByDR. ITAY GAL
Amir Salameh, a Druze from the village of Hurfeish, completed his pharmacy studies as a military cadet in the IDF.

‘Golan Heights is part of northern Israel,’ White House says after Hezbollah attack

Biden officials reaffirmed the Golan Heights as part of Israel following a Hezbollah attack, maintaining US policy unchanged since 2019.

JULY 29, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office yesterday.

US response to Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams influences regional dynamics - analysis

The US response to Hezbollah's attack on Majdal Shams is closely watched, influencing regional perceptions and shaping US-Israel dynamics amid ongoing tensions.

JULY 29, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Israeli rescue forces seen at the site of a Hezbollah missile attack in the druze village of Majdal Shams, July 27, 2024.

Benjamin Netanyahu vows strong response to Hezbollah attack killing 12 children in Majdal Shams

Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed a strong response to Hezbollah's attack that killed 12 children, despite international calls for restraint.

JULY 29, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Netanyahu said during a visit Monday to the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights that came under attack on Saturday