Druze Arabs Have Highest IDF Enlistment Rate

Druze Arabs Have Highest IDF Enlistment Rate

Israel's Druze minority has proven to have the highest enlistment rate to the IDF in the nation - with more than half of them joining combat units.

Israel’s Druze minority if fiercely loyal to the state – it is, in fact, a religious obligation.

The enlistment rate is sky-high, with young Druze soldiers volunteering disproportionately for combat units.

This segment, made by Israel’s Channel 10 and subtitled by reader Benjamin Edelman, ends with a moving visual depiction of just how deep the sacrifice of this dedicated community goes.

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