LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Druze: Arab Israelis
built 629 days ago
In 1962, Druze communal courts were established according to a law passed by the Knesset, for the first time in the history of Druze in the Land of Israel. Three judges were appointed for initial proceedings and three more for an appeals court. It is interesting to note that all six judges were appointed from among the heads of the largest clans that had supported the compulsory conscription law, and that the two Knesset members were ... part of the same leadership.
Source:
The British, historic allies of the Druzes, refused to aid the Atrashes, despite entreaties that they do so. Much more damaging to the Druze position... was King `Abdallah's refusal to come to their aid. The Jordanian monarch had promised repeatedly to send the Arab Legion into the Jabal and annex it to Jordan if the Druzes so requested.
Source:
Still another problem was the fact that after the discharge of young Druze from the army, they were not motivated to learn and to invest time and money in continuing their education. Their principal concern was to build a home and establish a family. Therefore, most Druze became blue collar workers, in tasks connected to the army and the other security services. As a result, the academic level of Druze was lowest in comparison with other segments of Israeli society, with a negative impact on the standing of Druze in the high-tech era.
Source:
Ably led by the Atrash household and jealous of their reputation as Arab nationalists and proud warriors, the Druze leaders refused to be beaten into submission by Damascus or cowed by threats. When a local paper in 1945 reported that President Quwwatli (1943-1949) had called the Druzes a "dangerous minority," Sultan Pasha al-Atrash flew into a rage and demanded a public retraction. If it were not forthcoming, he announced, the Druzes would indeed become "dangerous," and a force of 4,000 Druze warriors would "occupy the city of Damascus."
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Arab Israelis