A committee to connect Druze and Circassian communities to Israel’s power grid and legitimize unauthorized structures will be established, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced in a meeting on Tuesday. The plan presented proposed legislative action to legally connect members of these communities to Israel’s electric system. Nearly 10,000 Druze homes are connected to … Read more
Following the Majdal Shams massacre led by Hezbollah, The Jerusalem Post reached across the border to hear from two Druze activists about their community’s reaction to the Hezbollah rocket attack that killed 12 children in Majdal Shams, the terrorist group’s attempts to deny involvement, and the oppression faced by this ancient indigenous population. N: … Read more
In the wake of the Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams, the US reaction has been watched closely in the region.This is part of a larger context in which countries have been watching how the US responded to the October Hamas attack and whether the US could get Hamas to release the hostages it took, … Read more
In the wake of the attack on the northern Druze village Majdal Shams on Saturday, the Democrats (former Labor) Party’s four Members of Knesset proposed on Sunday a bill to amend a Basic Law that Israel’s Druze community considered discriminatory. The proposal is to add several provisions to the Basic Law: Israel – the … Read more
Over a dozen ministers and Members of Knesset visited the northern Druze town Majdal Shams on Saturday and Sunday, after the deadly rocket attack that left at least 11 children dead and dozens wounded. Ministers who visited included Economy Minister Nir Barkat (Likud), Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman (Likud), Development of the Negev and … Read more
First I just want to thank you very much,” opened Khalifa Khalifa. “In the shadow of the events in Gaza and the war with Hezbollah, it is difficult to draw attention to something that is far from the eye and far from the heart, and no one seems to care, so this has great … Read more
Likud MK Ariel Kelner has begun to advance the Basic Law: Covenant of Life, which affords special status to Israel’s Druze and Circassian communities. The new bill is being legislated as a response to the heavy criticism voiced against the Nation-State Law, which is the only legal document that identifies Israel as the Jewish … Read more
