New committee forms to connect Druze, Circassian homes to Israel's power grid, legalize homes
A committee to connect Druze and Circassian communities to Israel's power grid and legitimize unauthorized structures will be ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency10 年
Netanyahu to submit bill to invest in Arab Druze, Circassian communities
About 130,000 Druze and some 4,000 Israeli Circassians live in northern Israel. The latter, who live in two villages, are Sunni Muslims whose ancestors were expelled in the late 1800s by the ...
Al-Monitor4 年
Druze, Circassians not seduced by Netanyahu’s budget
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency6 年
How geopolitics keeps Israel out of World Cup contention — and why Jerusalem may not mind
(For example, the team captain, Bibras Nathko, is a Muslim Circassian.) If playing in Europe hurts its World Cup chances, it also gives Israel validation as a Western, tolerant and democratic country.