Israel's Druze Community

'I'm Israeli first, but a Druze Israeli': the fighter waving both flags

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

|BySAM HALPERN
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.Premium
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
Dr. Khir with one of her patients at Clalit-Julis clinic.

‘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.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet leaders of the Druze and Circassian communities.

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

"I want to tell you what the most important mission is - to ensure life. I am committed to this, and by the way, I am also speaking with President Trump about it," Netanyahu said during the meeting.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Lebanese Druze 'Appalled and heartbroken by Hezbollah’s Majdal Shams massacre' - exclusive

Two Druze activists from Lebanon extend their condolences, describe persecution and brainwashing attempts by Hezbollah

JULY 29, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Family and friends mourn during the funeral service of druze children who were killed at a soccer field from a missile fired from Lebanon, in the druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, July 28, 2024.

'Unimaginable pain': World Jewish Congress condemns Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams Druze village

WJC President Ronald Lauder condemned the Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams, expressed solidarity with the Druze community, and called for justice.

JULY 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
RONALD S. LAUDER

Gajafara Ibrahim, 11, confirmed killed in Majdal Shams attack

11-year-old Gjafara Ibrahim was confirmed killed in a Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams, local teen friend recounts “horrifying” experience.

JULY 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli rescue forces seen at the site of a Hezbollah missile attack in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, July 27, 2024.

Politicians flock to Majdal Shams, angering some residents

Following the tragic rocket attack in Majdal Shams, Israeli officials visit the town, calling for strong action while facing local residents' frustrations.

JULY 28, 2024ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Families whose children were killed by a Hezbollah rocket launched react before the funeral in Majdal Shams, northern Israel, July 28 2024

Labor MKs propose Nation State Law amendment after Majdal Shams attack

Following the Majdal Shams attack, Democrats MKs seek to amend Israel's Basic Law to promote equality and recognize Arabic as an official language.

JULY 28, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
The Knesset plenum on July 24, 2024.

Reporter's Notebook: Majdal Shams on the frontline

Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Golan, mourns after a devastating rocket attack. Discover the resilience of this community amid tragedy and conflict.

JULY 28, 2024BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The aftermath of a Hezbollah attack in the druze village of Majdal Shams, northern Israel, July 28, 2024

Bleeding children on the soccer pitch and the abandonment of the North - opinion

What else needs to happen so that children do not end their lives while playing soccer or lying dead on the grass? The time for action is now.

JULY 28, 2024ByLIAT RON
Israeli rescue forces seen at the site of a Hezbollah missile attack in the druze village of Majdal Shams, July 27, 2024.

Netanyahu to return to Israel following Hezbollah's Majdal Shams massacre

Twelve cihildren were killed, with 19 wounded to varying degrees, after a deadly rocket attack rattled a northern Israel Druze town.

JULY 27, 2024ByJOANIE MARGULIES, DAVID BRINN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Joe Biden (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, July 25, 2024.

Jumblatt roasted by Druze spiritual leader in Israel

"Once you manage to solve the internal problems in Lebanon, only then we will talk about the ways to help the Palestinian brothers," said Tarif.

JULY 24, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
The qadi (spiritual leader) of the Druze community, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, at the tree-planting ceremony in Ahihud Forest, July 2, 2024.

'I dream of liberated Druze land for brethren in Syria' - One activist's national aspirations

Druze activist Khalifa Khalifa dreams of a friendly Druze autonomy in southern Syria as a response to the Assad regime’s deadly campaign.

JULY 19, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
"THE DRUZE saw themselves as part and parcel of the Syrian state, until the war began.' A Druze girl takes part in a rally over then-US president Donald Trump's support for Israeli soverignty over the Golan Heights, in Majdal Shams near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria.