Circassian

After long absence, Galilee festival returns to celebrate local Jewish, Druze, Arab communities

The vision for the festival is to meet the wonderful and diverse residents of this great landscape.

 Ba Li Galil in the Galilee.
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Druze, Circassian IDF soldiers deserve extra real estate benefits for land ownership

 A sign depicting Syrian Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri is seen in Sweida, Syria February 25, 2025.

Israeli gov't approved five year plan for Druze, Circassian communities in the north

Druze gather to contact their relatives on the Syrian side of the border from the Israeli Golan Heights.

Netanyahu to unveil NIS 3.9 billion plan to develop Israel's Druze, Circassian sectors


New committee forms to connect Druze, Circassian homes to Israel's power grid, legalize homes

The comittee aims to legitamize the status of most Druze households in five years.

Druze gather to contact their relatives on the Syrian side of the border from the Israeli Golan Heights.

Saudi Arabia denies visas to Israeli delegates at UN event - report

An Israeli delegation from Kafr Kama was invited to participate in a UN tourism event in Saudi Arabia, but Saudi authorities refused to give them visas

 BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL Circassian dances have retained their importance for most of the community at weddings and social events as an opportunity for young people to meet.

Shaping Circassian identity: Ethnocultural preservation in Kfar Kama

How does this place actually exist? How does it function as a discrete pocket of Israeli society while also maintaining nearly complete cultural autonomy?

 A view of Kfar Kama taken with a drone.

Who are the Circassians of northern Israel?

A new UN World Tourism Organization title is set to bring tourists to the small Lower Galilee village, but residents want people to know who they really are – and not throw garbage in their streets.

 KAFR KAMA, located in the Lower Galilee near Kfar Tavor.

Israel's Kfar Kama makes UN list of best villages for tourism

Kfar Kama is one of two Circassian villages in Israel and is located in the north.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and his wife Michal with Circassian dancers at Kafr Kama.

Israel to invest NIS 3 billion in sports infrastructure in periphery

The program will heavily focus on bridging the sports infrastructure gap between Israeli minority groups and the broad population.

 Israelis exercis at an outdoor gym by the beach on a hot summer day, in Tel Aviv, on July 28, 2020

Israel approves NIS 3 billion plan for Druze, Circassian communities

The Druze and Circassian Empowerment Program includes a massive investment in infrastructure and construction of villages.

Druze-Israelis protest the Nation-State Law

Gov't approves Druze, Circassian investment, promotes Hebrew education

The decision also includes a plan for promoting the Hebrew language in all age groups in the Druze and Circassian villages included in the decision.

Druze village Majdal Shams

Government approves NIS 200m. aid for Druze, Circassian villages

The budget approved is added to the development plan for the years 2016-2019, which received a total budget of NIS 2.2 billion.

The government approved a NIS 200 million aid for Druze and Circassian villages

Rivlin hosts, applauds efforts of interfaith clergy

Even as tensions escalate in the north, co-existence is thriving thanks to well-intentioned citizens.

Reuven Rivlin

Pinto, state on verge of deal to testify against former head of 'Israeli FBI'

Lahav 443 police commander Menashe Arbiv after corruption scandal, though he continues to proclaim innocence and condemns Pinto as corrupt and manipulative.

Rabbi Yeshayahu Pinto