Posts Tagged: Druze community Israel
Netanyahu Defines Israel’s Policy in Syria as Demilitarization, Druze Protection
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday outlined Israel's two primary strategic goals in Syria as ensuring southern Syria is demilitarized and protecting the Druze...
Druze Students Outperform on Israeli Matriculation Exams, Ministry Data Shows
Israeli students from Druze schools are among the most likely to successfully complete their high school matriculation exams, according to data released by the Education...
Israel’s Druze Arabs Push for Changes After Jewish State Law
Israel's new "nation-state" law has provoked anger among members of its most integrated minority, the Druze, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek corrective legislation. Netanyahu...
Golan Heights Druze Leader Disputes UN Accusation About ‘Hardship of Israeli Occupation’
A leader of the Druze population of the Golan Heights disputed the assertion of a United Nations committee that accused Israel of imposing economic and...
Israeli-Druze Grandma Entrepreneur Becomes a Star at Spanish ‘Festival of Women’
JNS.org - An Israeli-Druze grandmother entrepreneur has become a star in Spain after representing Israel at the prestigious annual Festival of Women in the city of...
Israel Building Council Approves Netanyahu Initiative to Build New Druze Town
JNS.org - Israel’s National and Building Council on Tuesday approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s initiative to build a new Druze town. “For the first time since the...
Netanyahu Condemns Deadly Druze Attack on Wounded Syrian Militants in Ambulance
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the mob killing of a wounded Syrian fighter in Israel’s Golan Heights on Monday and appealed to the...
Israeli Druze Stop IDF Ambulance Carrying Wounded Syrian Fighters
JNS.org - Druze in the northern Israeli town of Hurfeish stopped an Israel Defense Forces ambulance early on Monday that was transporting wounded Syrian rebel fighters...
Israel to Donate $2.6 Million to Syrian Druze for Arms Purchases
JNS.org - Israel is set to donate $2.6 million to the Druze community in Syria for the purchasing of weapons and other items as that community comes...
Seeking Greater Integration, IDF to Disband Druze-Only Unit After 41 Years
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot on Monday decided to disband the IDF's Druze-only unit, the Sword...
American-Jewish Couple Names Son After Slain Israeli Druze Police Officer
JNS.org - A Jewish couple from New York has named their newly born son after Israeli Druze police officer Zidan Saif, who died while defending Jewish...
Israeli Government Approves $47 Million Investment in Druze and Circassian Communities
JNS.org - The Israeli government on Sunday approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to appropriate 185 million shekels ($47 million) in development funds for...
Jews and Druze ‘Will Fight the Murderers’ Together, Minister Says at Policeman’s Funeral
JNS.org - Thousands came to pay their last respects on Wednesday to Israeli Druze policeman Zidan Saif, who was killed on duty while confronting...
Haredi Israelis Escort Hero Druze Police Officer to Burial (VIDEO)
Thousands of Israelis from across the country, including the Haredi community, came to pay their respects to Druze police officer Zidan Saif, 30, who fell in...
