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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