The druze are called in arabic the mountain people, for they reside in the mountains, isolated from the environment. We dont want a single israeli soldier to set foot in syria in order to save the druze, but we do expect israel to stop providing medical care to syrian. Some 30 years later, there were 18,729 druze students, an increase by a factor of 19. Why do the druze support israel in the israeliarab conflict. Opinion israel s nationstate law is good for the druze.
The druze initiative committee the druze initiative committee supports those druze citizens of israel who refuse to serve in the military. Thousands call on israel to save syrian druze in mass protest israel s druze accepting donations to send to family, friends in syria who face threat of massacres. This is the southernmost druze town in the world and the largest in israel, says mansour, a member of the druze sect that is based mainly in lebanon and syria. In 194849, only 981 druze were enrolled in school 881 boys and 100 girls. Media in category druze cuisine in is rael the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Growing numbers of druze refuse to serve in israels army. Already in the 1930s, the jewish leadership in palestine were making efforts to. Although sometimes many druze consider themselves part of shia islam, in israel they are considered part of a different ethnic and religious group within the arabicspeaking minority.
The question of compulsory military service for druze in the idf has been hotly debated at various times within the druze community in israel. Assad harvests support from druze in israel with apples the syrian druze living under israeli control in the golan heights are loyal to president assad because they consider him an economic. Health conditions in the occupied palestinian territory, including east jerusalem, and in the occupied syrian golan at the request of the government of israel, the directorgeneral has the honour to transmit to the sixtyfourth world health assembly the attached report by the ministry of health of israel. Israel recognized the druze as a distinct religious community in 1956. It is by no means representative of all palestinian points of view nor of what druze are in either of those two territories.
The largest druze town in israel and the most southern is daliyat elcarmel, located on mount carmel in the heart of the carmel national park, southeast of haifa. Their language is arabic, not hebrew, and the two languages do. The druze in israel make up for less than 2% of the population, which is. Lairge communities o expatriate druze an aw live ootside the middle east in australie, canadae, europe, laitin americae, the unitit states, an wast africae. Druze simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. At the end of 2008, the druze population in israel 121,900 inhabitants constituted 8. This is also valid to syria and lebanon bendor, 1996, p. This variety provides the opportunity to conduct many investigations on the preferences of specific subpopulations within the country 10. The story of six druze widows in israel janan faraj falah arab college for education, haifa, israel abstract this study of six druze widows in israel deals with druze law, womens personal status, the widows difficulties, and the conflicts between druze traditional society and modernity. Health conditions in the occupied palestinian territory. Israel is and remains a deeply divided society of some 5.
Members of the sect reside predominantly in mountainous areas in israel, lebanon, and syria. Pdf druze minority students learning hebrew in israel. I connected immediately with the bahai faith but the druze religion has a few aspects that i found complex and rather unusual. Druze archives israel21c israel21c uncovering israel. The druze are considered infidels and unbelievers whose blood and. Education and employment among young arab israelis 5 from the study are jerusalem arabs, because a large number are not israeli citizens and their curriculum is palestinian, as well as circassians, because of. Five druze lawmakers were elected to serve in the 18th knesset, a disproportionately large number considering their population. Assad harvests support from druze in israel with apples. Israel to establish first new druze town the times of israel. Druze education in israel the aims of education in the druze sector are. The druze have yet to reap the full benefits of the society they do so much to defend. In syria the druze constitutes 3% of the population, in lebanon 7.
Since the founding of the state of israel in 1948, the druze educational system has flourished. Pdf this study investigated israelidruze students reading comprehension in. Peacew rks arabjewish relations in israel a lei n a toi n a n d rapprochement sammy smooha. The lawmakers argue that the nationstate law violates basic rights such as the right to equality, and deems that nonjewish minorities have no status in the state. Two years ago, mansour opened the carmel center for druze heritage, a handson living museum dedicated to educating visitors about the druze people, religion and culture through. The health of the arab israeli population is improving, along with that of israel s jewish population. However, there are still sizable gaps in infant mortality rates 4 per. Druze citizens are prominent in the israel defense forces and in politics. Virtual israel experience timeline publications news links glossary bookstore. The druze community is a religious and ethnic minority in israel who proudly serve in the israel defense forces idf. Israel must continue to do all it can to embrace the druze community, he said. The total number of druze worldwide is two millions. The majority of the palestinian arabs are sunni muslims who harbor strong anti druze sentiments these feelings are based on religious convictions and fatwas that go back centuries. The israeli druze are a unique religious and ethnic minority among arab citizens of israel.
In the case of the druze minority in israel, measures beyond selfreported. Druze are represented throughout israel s political system. Druze descendants, the advancement of druze religious, literary and cultural knowledge through education and research, and the betterment of all druze people through charitable work. Jabr muadi politician who served as a member of the knesset for seven different parties between 1951 and 1981. Questions of identity, citizenship, and patriotism mordechai nisan the druze of israel constitute a very unique community within the pluralistic, though jewishdominated, social map of the country. The conclusions are based on the case of the israeli druze, an ethnic minority with whom the state of israel and its jewish majority have achieved positive peace. The druze community in israel consists of arabicspeaking believers from an 11th century offshoot of ismaili shiite theology. The 170,000 druze living in israel, most of them citizens and including many active israeli soldiers and veterans, warn that any day now besieged druze.
Their main characteristic is their religion which is secret and known only to a very small group, not more than about a fifth of the population. The number of druze in the world amounts to around million. Established some 400 years ago, daliyat elcarmel has a population of,000 druze residents, who trace their ancestry to the hill country near aleppo halab in northern syria, attested to by their strong aleppo accent and the name of the largest. The druze population in israel a collection of data on the occasion of the prophet shuaib holiday pdf. Since then, druze are required to serve in the idf. Genetic research claims to trace mysterious origins of israel s druze controversial genome gps study suggests religious minority migrated to levant from mountains of turkey, iraq. In fact, the druze are very important people in israel, and wed like to show you why. Ayoob kara, a druze from daliyat alkarmel, for example, is a member of knesset from the likud party. Over the years, more than 300 of their men have given their lives in the countrys defense. Pdf the role of military service in the integrationsegregation of. Around 70 percent of the druze men in my village go to the army, said asakli, who hails from meghar, a village in the galilee.
The druze population in israel are part of the countrys arab minority and a distinct ethnic and religious community in their own right. She is the first druze woman to serve in the knesset. For years there has been a minority that objects to compulsory service, as against the majority who support conscription. The druze of israel constitute a very unique community within the pluralistic, though jewishdominated, social map of the country. Additionally, the druze heritage center will feature a memorial to the druze who have given their lives in defense of the state of israel. Kara added that additional plans were underway for a second. The number of refuseniks is growing within the druze religious minority in israel, according to samer asakli, a 20yearold who has refused to serve in the israeli army. How israel reduced dropout rates among druze teens the matriculation rate across israel s druze sector rose from 52% to 73% since yeholot. The druze is the second religion that i encountered that i had no idea existed on my trip to israel. The druze have no nationalistic values of their own and no distinctive. The druze reside in 14 localities located in the northern district 81% of the druze population, excluding the golan heights and haifa district 19%. How do palestinians view the druze in israel and the golan. According to ex perts at the israeli foreign ministry at the time, in many parts of the.
Druze lawmakers file first court challenge to israel s nationstate law. Israeli druze womens sex preferences when choosing. The health of the arab israeli population taub center. The religion splintered off from shia islam in the late 10th century ce and spread to the levant by the following century. According to various estimates, there are approximately 100. We use cookies to presonalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
The druze religion was spread in the years 10171043. In order to understand the intersections of druze religion, israeli nationalism zionism. The views of palestinians about any group are shaped by their interactions with. The druze are a fiercely independent religious group mainly concentrated in lebanon around the base of mount hermon, and in the mountains behind beirut and sidon. However, druze here are too fearful to loudly proclaim their sympathies with israel, or to convert to. Gadeer mreeh journalist and politician, serving as a member of the knesset for blue and white since april 2019. Ethnic and national identities are shaped and evolve in the context of. The druze are a minority in the middle east countries, the. Druze israeli koftan halabi koftan halabi is director of the association for the promotion of druze soldiers. Thousands call on israel to save syrian druze in mass protest.
Druze have lived in parts of northern israel since the 16th century, and with the establishment of the state in 1948, joined their destiny with the people of israel. The religion is considered heretical by orthodox islam. Druze in israel between state policy and palestinian arab nationalism. This is a list of notable israeli druze the list is ordered by category of human endeavor. The bond between jewish and druze soldiers is commonly known by the term a covenant of blood hebrew. Other druze are located just inside the northern border of israel, in jordan, on the golan heights in syria, in turkey and in smaller numbers throughout north american and europe. Genetic research claims to trace mysterious origins of. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup. The institute o druze studies estimates that 40%50% o druze live in sirie, 30%40% in lebanon, 6%7% in israel, an 1%2% in jordan. Amended by twothirds vote cast by regular members in good standing july 9, 2010 2 general and powers. Druze lawmakers file first court challenge to israels. In the year 1021, following the disappearance of the caliph fatmi alhakim, the founder of the doctrine, the. The arab druze minority lived in historic palestine on the current territory of israel before zionist immigration began. There are approximately,000 druze people living in israel today and many more in surrounding countries, and each and every one of them is precious to god.
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