Israel's Druze Community

Meet Nasreen, the first Druze flight attendant

Nasreen Hadid, a Haifa resident, fulfills a dream while representing the co-existence that embodies her home city.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
"When I address Arabic-speaking passengers in their language, they smile. They feel at home," Nasreen Hadid
The rolling hills of the Western Galilee during Spring.PremiumPremium

How Israel's western Galilee is rebuilding through tourism after war

After nearly 3 years of war, small business owners, artists, and restaurateurs are rebuilding tourism in Israel’s North – one visitor at a time

|BySHANNA FULD
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.PremiumPremium

'I'm Israeli first': Druze fighter Sean Pero set his sights on the UFC

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

|BySAM HALPERN
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

Druze society demands civil equality to match their heroes military sacrifice – opinion

The Druze community seeks recognition and equality amid their unmatched loyalty after October 7.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByAMIR KHNIFESS
THE FUNERAL takes place for Maj. (res.) Nael Fwarsy in the Druze village of Maghar, in September. He was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel.

Druze ed-tech startup wins NIS 300,000 investment from Sheba Medical Center initiative

ABRID, an AI platform for remote learning, leads a group of five Druze startups competing for funding in a new partnership between Sheba Medical Center and the Druze community.

NOVEMBER 20, 2024ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
An ambulance is seen at the entrance to the emergency room of Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, July 15, 2023.

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.