Opinion Amal Asad, Druze Play Important Role in Israel's Regime of Separation

Opinion The Fall of Israel's Democracy Began With Its Nation-state Law

Prominent Druze Sheikh Laid to Rest After Followers Snatch His Body From Israeli Hospital

Thousands attend funeral of Sheikh Hassan Halabi in locked down Majdal Shams

Druze, Circassian Local Authority Heads to Protest Swearing-in of New Government Outside Knesset

'We are marginal citizens, at the margins of human rights instead of at the center,' Rafik Halabi head of the Daliyat al-Carmel council says

Israeli Arab Councils Strike in Protest of Inadequate Coronavirus Aid Package

Demonstrators also blocked a major highway, protesting continued discrimination since the approval of the controversial Nation-State Law

'A Huge Disappointment': Gantz’s Double Dealing With Netanyahu Sends Israel’s Arab Voters Into Despair

A minority center-left government headed by Kahol Lavan would have won key concessions for the Arab community, but the former army chief allegedly opted for 'the politics of contempt'

Bedouin Shot Dead in Israel's North Three Months After Brother Killed

38-year-old's killing comes after more than 90 homicides this year in the Israeli Arab community

'Druze Tel Aviv' in Northern Israel Rebrands Itself as a Thriving Cultural Hub

Once priding in high army enlistment rates, Daliat al-Carmel now wants to showcase its artistic scene

Druze Candidate Quits Democratic Union, Warns Arabs Won't Vote for Barak

Ali Salalha says party failed to take him seriously and that former prime minister Ehud Barak will drive away the Arab voters it seeks to win over

Israel Bars Druze Religious Leaders From Visiting Syria

The sheikhs planned to visit a religious site near Damascus but were arrested at the Jordanian border for allegedly seeking to meet with officials of the Assad regime

At Israel’s Top High School, Classes Are Taught in Arabic

A small Druze village in the Galilee is home to one of Israel’s finest educational establishments, where two filmmakers spent three years uncovering the secrets of its success

Reversing Decades-old Policy, Israel to Allow Some Harvesting of Wild Herbs

Decision follows complaints by Arabs who gather hyssop for za'atar and Greek sage

Israeli Diplomat Says Humiliated by Racial Profiling at Ben-Gurion Airport: 'Makes Me Sick'

Ambassador Reda Mansour, a Druze, says he and his family were treated as suspects upon arrival at Tel Aviv airport ■ Spokesman says 'nothing wrong,' arguing he 'chose to be offended' ■ Foreign minister 'won't let it happen again'

Family That Found Missing Soldier's Body Must Be Paid $10 Million Reward, Israel's Top Court Rules

The state refused to pay the reward on the grounds that the family had not been aware that the body was that of Majdi Halabi and had found it by accident

Neither Israeli, nor Palestinian, nor Druze: Just an Artist Trying to Create

Photographer Ronen Zien turns his lens on Khan al-Ahmar, a village that has become a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle

Brothers of Barrier-breaking Druze Commandos Mourn and Remember

Tamir Nevuani was the first Druze fallen commando. His brother Nizar, and Motia Dagesh, who also lost a sibling, focus on their lost relatives as inspirations

Golan Heights' Druze Expected Their Prisoners to Be Released in Exchange for Israeli Soldier

Israel released two Syrians after the remains of Zachary Baumel were returned from Syria - but did not release prisoners from the Golan Heights because the state identifies them as Israeli and not Syrian

Israel Election: Arab Votes Saved Meretz, Party Chairwoman Says

Tamar Zandberg tells Haaretz she refuses to quit after party survived 'Kahol Lavan tsunami' and calls for partnership with Arabs to stop demise of the left

Trump’s Recognition or Not, Israelis Aren't Moving to the Golan

Plans to develop the region have been promoted for decades, but proved fruitless, and it's unclear that Trump's move will do anything for residents

Having Been ‘Knifed in the Back,’ These Israeli Druze Won’t Be Backing Bibi This Time Around

The Druze have a history of voting for right-wing parties, but this Election Day they vow to help unseat those behind the legislation that turned them into 'second-class citizens'

Trump Signs Order Recognizing Golan Heights as Israeli Territory

With Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, Trump said the U.S. will always stand by Israel's side

Druze in Golan Heights Protest Trump's Call for Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty

The 300 demonstrators waved Syrian and Druze flags and carried images of Syrian President Bashar Assad

Meet the Israeli Druze Artist Taking the Art World by Storm

Galleries in Berlin and New York are enamored by the work of Fatma Shanan, a 33-year-old painter from a Druze village in northern Israel who wants to transcend identity politics and reclaim the female form

Waving Posters of Assad, Golan Heights Druze Mark Anniversary of Israeli Annexation

'This land is the land of our fathers. No one has the right to it other than the Syrians,' Druze residents of the Golan say in protest over 1981 annexation

Netanyahu's Party Accuses Challenger Benny Gantz of Abandoning Druze Officer in Second Intifada

Madhat Yusuf was shot and bled to death in the town of Nablus in October 2000 ■ Netanyahu defended Gantz on several occasions after the incident

Israeli Druze Protesters Enraged at Justice Minister Who Says Nation-state Law Won't Be Amended

'The pain is deeper because this suddenly says the country isn't mine': Demonstrators urged Ayelet Shaked to acknowledge damage of contentious legislation

Druze Protest Nation-state Law Outside Israeli Party Leaders' Homes; Politicians Vow to 'Fix' Legislation

Protesters seek commitment to amend contentious legislation that enshrined country's Jewish character

In First Public Statement, Benny Gantz Vows to 'Fix' Nation-state Law

Former military chief to crowd of Israeli Druze protesters: 'You're fighting for your home, keep going' ■ Former Mossad chief: 'I believe in Gantz as a leader' ■ Bennett and Shaked's new party: 'He's teamed up with the left'

Amid Opposition Pressure, Netanyahu's Government Backs New Druze Town

The move would help ease the community’s housing crisis, as well as some of the anger after the passing of the law declaring Israel the nation-state of the Jewish people