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Druze in Israel population pyramid in 2020 Druze families in Golan Heights: the Druze in Israel have a low fertility-rate. [63] According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics census in 2020, the Druze make up about 7.6% of the Arab citizens of Israel, [64] and the Druze population in Israel was approximately 145,000. [65]
The Druze are an ethnoreligious group concentrated in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel with around one million adherents worldwide. The Druze follow a millenarian offshoot of Isma'ili Shi'ism. Followers emphasize Abrahamic monotheism but consider the religion as separate from Islam. ^ J. Stewart, Dona (2008).
Reda Mansour – poet, historian, diplomat, Israeli Ambassador to Ecuador, Brazil, and Panama. Mufid Mari – member in the Knesset for Blue and White from 2021 to 2022. Gadeer Mreeh — journalist and politician, serving as a member of the Knesset for Blue and White since April 2019. She is the first Druze woman to serve in the Knesset, and ...
At least 10 Druze officers and soldiers have been killed since Oct. 7, according Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, which reported that eight died in combat in Gaza and two others were killed in the ...
The Druze are an Arab sect of roughly one million people who primarily live in Syria, Lebanon and Israel. Originating in Egypt in the 11th century, the group practices an offshoot of Islam which ...
Overall, in Israel, the percentage of adult citizens with a post-secondary degree is 49%. [23] In 2007, Circassian and Druze authorities in Israel launched a joint market initiative to invest in the growing tourism industry for bed-and-breakfast stays in Circassian and Druze villages, giving outsiders a chance to experience their cultures. [5]
Further information: Christianity in Israel and Druze in Israel. Druze and Christian clerics in Israel. The relationship between the Druze and Christians in Israel has generally been marked by harmony and peaceful coexistence, [ 374 ] with both communities living together in peace, harmony, and friendship. [ 327 ]
Founded either at the end of the 16th, or during the 18th century [2] Majdal Shams (Arabic: مجدل شمس; Hebrew: מַגְ'דַל שַׁמְס) is a predominantly Druze town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, [3][4] located in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon. It is known as the informal "capital" of the region.