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.

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

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

Magen David Adom ambulances

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


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.

Druze community leader, former Likud MK Amal Nasser el-Din, passes away at 96

El-Din received numerous awards from the state for his work in the Druze community and in cross-community relations.

Amal Nasser el-Din.

Over half of Arab Israelis believe war created a shared sense of destiny with Jews - poll

"It appears, however, that under the dark shadow cast by the war over all citizens of Israel, both Arabs and Jews, meaningful bright spots are emerging," research leader Dr. Arik Rudnitzky remarked.

 Arab women walk through the Carmel market in Tel Aviv on May 29, 2024.

Syrian Druze call to be annexed to Israel: 'What's our fate, brothers?'

A convention of dignitaries from the Druze village of Hader in the Syrian Golan called to join the Israeli Golan.

 Screen grab of Syrian Druze discussing a call to be annexed to Israel.

ADL, Druze Religious Council launches leadership program for Druze in Israel

This week, the first of four sessions in the program took place, featuring the leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Muafak Tarif, and the CEO of the ADL in Israel.

 Druze leadership program