We shall all be changed Nov 4, 2009
There are Sikhs, Zoroastrians, Bahais, Pagans, Mormons, Confucians, Jains, Taoists, Druze, Wiccans, Humanists, even Satanists. That accelerated the decline of Christianity from its privileged position. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Report From Israel: The Coming Intifada? Oct 22, 2009
Then there are the Druze, a non-Muslim community residing mostly in the hills of the north, who are sometimes Arab and sometimes not, depending on who they're talking to ... The Druze and the Bedouins, however, do serve, often with distinction, and as a result, other Arabs often see them as traitors ... The Druze on the other hand, who have suffered a long history of persecution at the hands of Islam, remain resolutely loyal to the Jewish state, so long as it continues to respect their communal... (CBS News)
Israeli patriots? Oct 20, 2009
The Israeli army does not publish statistics about the exact number of non-Jewish enlisted soldiers, although it says hundreds of non-Jewish Israeli citizens - Muslims, Christians and Druze - join up every year ... He is Druze, another Arabic-speaking ethnic group with a presence in Israel and other parts of the Middle East. (BBC News -- Africa)
Middle East Jul 5, 2009
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and one of his fiercest critics, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, have met for the first time in three years. It was. (Asia Times Online)
High stakes in Lebanon's election Jun 6, 2009
That would put the ruling March 14 coalition a pro-West alliance of Sunni, Druze, and Christian parties on the defensive ... Walid Jumblatt, the leader of Lebanon's Druze community and one of the sharpest political operators in Lebanon, sips from a glass of iced mineral water, his thin lanky frame slumped in a garden chair in the cobbled courtyard of his Beirut mansion ... Casually dressed in jeans and white shirt, he has just returned from a long day's electioneering in Druze districts... (Christian Science Monitor)
Hezbollah waits for its moment Jun 6, 2009
Lebanon's demographic make-up includes over 20 sects and sub-sects, including Sunni, Shi'ite, Druze, Maronite, Armenian Catholic and Orthodox and Greek Catholic and Orthodox groupings that vote along religious, parochial and familial lines. How the Christian community votes this Sunday will largely decide whether the March 14 alliance retains its majority or loses it to a rival coalition that includes in addition to Hezbollah, the Amal Movement and Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement which has... (Asia Times Online)
No Free Speech for Them May 14, 2009
British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith last week announced the names of sixteen extremists whom she has barred from entering Britain -- a smorgasbord of nasty characters including a white supremacist; a Christian fundamentalist hate preacher; two Islamic jihadists; and Samir Kantar, a Lebanese Druze terrorist who brutally murdered four Israelis, including a four-year-old child. On the list also was talk show host Michael Savage, whose only offense seems to have been to espouse views that Jacqui... (Human Events Online)
A shot in the arm for Hezbollah May 2, 2009
Some in Lebanon, like Druze (a religion similar to Islam) leader Walid Jumblatt, went as far as to say that because the four generals were close to Syria and Nasrallah, Hezbollah itself may have had an interest in eliminating Rafik. He has been particularly silent since the officers were released. (Asia Times Online)
A new order emerges in Lebanon Apr 29, 2009
DAMASCUS - Last week, one of America's top allies in Lebanon, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, caused a row when he made remarks - off the record - criticizing his allies in the pro-Western March 14 Coalition ... "We have seen the Sunnis in the field, huh!" he said, adding, "They didn't last for more than 15 minutes! Jumblatt quickly apologized - but the damage was already done. Shortly afterwards, when landing in Beirut, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did not meet the Druze warlord - who... (Asia Times Online)
Israel Is Committing National Suicide Mar 28, 2009
Become a Druze, or leave. If you need help leaving, Avigdor has it. (Slate)
Old intel tool getting new life Mar 20, 2009
The units that do the tracking constantly patrol areas where terrorists can infiltrate that country, and the units are made up of Druze and Bedouin Israeli citizens, he said. A tracker must be physically fit, Scott-Donelan said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Lost in the blur of slogans Mar 4, 2009
I am a proud Israeli - along with many other non-Jewish Israelis such as Druze, Bahai, Bedouin, Christians and Muslims, who live in one of the most culturally diversified societies and the only true democracy in the Middle East. Like America, Israeli society is far from perfect, but let us deals honestly. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Pastor joins temples Shabbat service Feb 24, 2009
A Unitarian-Universalist minister, Rev. Duncan will share her impressions of the Holy Land, having spent 12 days visiting sights of interest to Christians and Jews, and having had the opportunity to meet and talk with Israelis, Palestinians, and Druze living in the Land. During the Oneg Shabbat, a light meal following the service, there will be an informal opportunity to continue a conversation with her. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
