Israel's Druze Community

MDA ambulances donated to Syrian Druze communities, Israeli Druze MK says

“Today, army leadership informed me that the fully equipped ambulances have arrived in the village of Hader and five additional Druze villages in southern Syria,” Hasson said.

Magen David Adom ambulances
ISRAELI AND Druze flags at the entrance to the northern Druze village of Hurfeish on November 29 2023.

Israel launches NIS 15 million initiative to bring Druze, Circassians into tech industry

Leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, speaks at his house in Julis, northern Israel, July 28, 2025

Israel's Druze use AI to present to testimonies of 'sexual terrorism' against Syrian Druze women

Leader of the Druze community in Israel Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif speaks with Reuters at his house in Julis, northern Israel March 13, 2025.

Israeli Druze leader seeks US security guarantees for Syrian minority


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.

Five additional Syrian-Druze civilians evacuated for medical treatment in Israel, IDF confirms

They were evacuated to the Ziv Medical Center in Safed after sustaining injuries in Syrian territory.

 Members of the Druze community carry flags as they run towards the border fence between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in this June 16, 2015

'October 7 for the Druze': Community intensifies calls for protection in Syria

“After the Alawites, Christians, are other minorities next?” a community leader told The Jerusalem Post. “This is really shocking and heartbreaking.”

 Members of Syrian security forces patrol after being deployed in the village of Al-Soura al-Kubra, following clashes between Sunni Islamist militants and Druze fighters, in Sweida province, Syria, May 2, 2025

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