Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

WATCH: Deputy Israeli FM visits Druze holy site, praises community’s role in Israel

Sharren Haskel extended holiday greetings during the annual Nabi Shu’ayb pilgrimage.

Druze and Israeli flags are raised as Syrian Druze leaders visit the Israeli Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel during the festival of Nabi Shuaib on April 25, 2025. Photo by Rabia Basha.
Druze and Israeli flags are raised as Syrian Druze leaders visit the Israeli Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel during the festival of Nabi Shu’ayb on April 25, 2025. Photo by Rabia Basha.

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel on Wednesday visited the shrine of Nabi Shu’ayb, the Tomb of Jethro, in the Lower Galilee, to mark Ziyarat al-Nabi Shu’ayb.

The most significant pilgrimage for the Druze community, Ziyarat al-Nabi Shu’ayb is held from April 25–28 at the shrine near Hittin, west of Tiberias.

“I witnessed the beautiful spirit of prayer and celebration that defines this community,” Haskel wrote.

She described the Druze community as “a cornerstone of our society,” adding: “We don’t just live side-by-side; we build our future together through deep mutual respect and a shared commitment to our ‘Covenant of Life.’”

Haskel concluded by wishing celebrants a “happy and meaningful holiday,” adding the traditional greeting: “Ziyarat Maqbula!”

See more from JNS Staff
An American fighter jet hit the Panama-flagged ship with a “precision munition, fully disabling the ship’s propulsion without harming the crew,” U.S. Central Command said.
“Your ability to find the strength to rise above the pain, to combat the immediate threat to your life, and to operate sound judgment demonstrates the strength of your character,” Israel’s president wrote.
“We tried to make it clear to them that this is a memorial that was built for those who died in a horrible terrorist attack,” Lawrence Puccini told JNS.
“One clear issue that New Jerseyans are paying for is that Israel and the United States decided to go to war with Iran,’’ the New Jersey Democrat said in a Senate debate with Justin Murphy.