News: Druze

More than 800 Druze from 37 countries including Israel on Thursday wrapped up an unprecedented three-day congress in Lebanon aimed at uniting the secretive, small community, organisers said.

This week, the relationship between the Golan Druze and Israel took a turn for the worst. On Sunday, Majdal Shames resident, musician, was arrested when he landed in Ben-Gurion International Airport.

The best way to solve the problem of terrorism in Gaza is to move backward, not forward, says Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara, Druze member of the Likud party.

A gay Arab Druze Israeli explains his support for Israel and discusses the Flotilla. He says "God Bless Israel - That I am Arab and Druze and Gay and that I have a place in Israel to be what I want to be, to achieve what I want to achieve."

Farmeri pevaju pesmu DRUZE TITO MI TI SE KUNEMO, kao povod na 25 maj, Dan Mladosti! Farma 2010 pesma Tito!

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, a former foe of Syria and Hizbullah, has switched sides and now backs advanced arms for a war against Israel by the terrorist organization. In an interview with the BBC, he also said he is against peace with Israel.

Israeli airline decides to name 767 Boeing aircraft after country's largest Druze community. Daliyat al-Karmel Council head Kamal Nasser Aladin said that the Druze community sees itself as part of Israel's mosaic of activism. He noted that the gesture was a source of great pride for the community.

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