It also struck an area near the Syrian presidential palace, saying that it would "not allow the deployment of forces south of ...

Unlike most Arab communities in the Middle East, the Druze are known for their support for Israel and are required to join its Defense Forces when they turn 18.

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel approved plans to establish a dedicated planning committee for the Druze and Circassian ...

“Many Druze feel angry and do not want to be fuel in this war for any side,” Raya Fakher Aldeen, a Majdal Shams resident, told the Reuters news agency. Source: Al Jazeera. Related.

Druze who do not hold Israeli citizenship are not subject to mandatory service. At least 10 Druze officers and soldiers have been killed since Oct. 7, according Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, ...

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

Druze is an exonym, derived from one of the community’s early leaders, Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Darazi. Among themselves they are known as al-Muwaḥḥidūn, meaning simply, monotheists.

While many headlines in Israel trumpet Druze heroism and loyalty, this is no utopia. There have been rumblings of discontent about the “nation-state” law. Critics say it focuses almost ...

Not all Druze believe in reincarnation, but many families embrace those they believe are their previous loved ones. The creased old photo, he says, was from his daughter in his past life, ...

George Clooney’s reps have yet to make the official announcement, but all the tabloids and gossip sheets are reporting that the Hollywood heartthrob recently popped the question to his ...

Like Nasr, Druze who believe they are reincarnated normally come to that awareness as small children. In a fashionable villa in Sweida, a 60-year-old woman describes learning to speak before she ...

While many headlines in Israel trumpet Druze heroism and loyalty, this is no utopia. There have been rumblings of discontent about the “nation-state” law. Critics say it focuses almost ...