Israel's Druze Community

Gadi Eisenkot pledges to place Druze candidate in 'realistic' place on Yashar! Party election list

Yashar! Party Chairman Gadi Eisenkot pledges to place a Druze candidate in a "realistic" spot on the party's Knesset election list, following a tour of Druze towns.

|ByJAMES GENN, KESHET NEEV
Yashar! Party leader Gadi Eisenkot speaks in Herzliya, April 26, 2026; illustrative.
LEBANESE DRUZE leader Walid Jumblatt speaks during an interview with AFP at his residence in Beirut, last year.

Walid Jumblatt: The hidden obstacle to Israeli-Lebanese rapprochement - opinion

Walid Jumblatt's opposition to any Israeli-Lebanese rapprochement is deeply personal and goes to the core of being master of the art of political survival.

|ByAMIR KHNIFESS
MEMORIAL CEREMONY for 12 young Druze residents from Majdal Shams, killed in a Hezbollah missile attack in July 2024. Shurat HaDin is representing families of the victims in a lawsuit against Hezbollah.

Families of July 2024 Majdal Shams missile attack victims sue Hezbollah for NIS 80 million

Shurat HaDin filed the NIS 80 million lawsuit on behalf of the Majdal Shams families whose children were killed in a Hezbollah rocket strike.

|ByJAMES GENN
Magen David Adom ambulances

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.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A pact of life: Druze-Jewish mechina prepares next generation of soldiers and leaders

Ma’oz Ha’erez (Stronghold of the Cedar), a new mixed mechina in northern Israel, works to strengthen Israeli identity and weave ties between groups in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 5, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Students in the first cohort of the mechina pose with Israeli and Druze flags

Beyond sacrifice: Honoring Druze heroes and rebuilding hope

Since the outbreak of the war, KKL-JNF has been working on behalf of the Druze community to provide assistance to families that have been affected by the war in Israel’s North.

NOVEMBER 26, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A tree-planting ceremony at the Ahihud Forest, at the Sheikh Amin Tarif Memorial Site, organized by KKL-JNF

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.