Israel's Druze Community

‘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.

Dr. Khir with one of her patients at Clalit-Julis clinic.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet leaders of the Druze and Circassian communities.

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

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Editor's Notes: The era of the Reshuffled Jew - comment

Col. (res.) Wajdi Sarhan launces Druze 'Alliance of Brothers' party at an event in Majdal Shams, Monday, May 4, 2026.

First Druze party launches ahead of elections, aims for independent representation


Spiritual leader thanks Netanyahu for protecting Druze, sending message to Syria

The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.

The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif spoke Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.

Syrian Druze community pleas for int'l assistance as sectarian violence continues

"We no longer trust the body that calls itself a government," Hakmat Al-Hajeri, a leader in Syria’s Druze community, said.

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

Israel must 'act immediately to prevent a massacre' of Syrian Druze, leader says during ceremony

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif called on Israel to act: "Israel must not stand idly by while this is happening in Syria."

 Druze community military ceremony in Usfiya

Syrian attacks on Druze could be collision course with Israel - analysis

It began due to rumors about an audio recording that was supposedly insulting to Muslims. This led extremists to gather and slander the Druze community and make genocidal threats.

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.

Reviving the Druze state: The implications for Druze diaspora, Palestinians - opinion

Inspiration for Palestinians? A Druze State can help Palestinians move beyond functioning as pawns in the Western assault on Judaism.

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 community rejects idea of separate state

In northern Israel, Druze, Muslims, and Christians maintain unity despite regional conflicts

 Druze people from Israel and Syria use speakers and microphones to communicate across the Syrian-Israel border. July 30, 2024.

One hundred Druze sheikhs to be allowed into Israel from Syria to visit shrine - report

According to the security decision, over a hundred Druze sheikhs will be able to arrive in Israel from Syria and will be housed in Israel for one night.

 Elder Israeli Druze men attend the celebrations of Nabi Shuayb Druze holiday at the tomb of Nabi Shuayb (meaning "the Prophet Jethro"), the site in the destroyed village of Hittin not far from Tiberias, where the tomb of the Islamic prophet Shu'ayb (Biblical Jethro) is believed to be located

Damascus may have hammered out deal with Druze in Suweida - analysis

The two groups that Israel sought to support in Syria, Kurds and Druze, are now moving closer to integration with the new government in Damascus.

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

Israeli gov't approved five year plan for Druze, Circassian communities in the north

The five-year plan will have a budget of 3.9 billion shekels and will include an additional budget of 2.6 billion shekels.

 A sign depicting Syrian Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri is seen in Sweida, Syria February 25, 2025.

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.