Druze in Mandatory Palestine

[1][2] During the first census of the British mandate, Druze were one of eight religious demographic groups who were categorized,[3] The sense of a distinct identity among Druze began to increase in the 1930s when some other Arab citizens viewed them as being neutral during ethnic contentions.

[4] During the early 20th century, many authors depicted the Druze as neutral during the clashes that happened between Jews and non-Jewish Arabs in the 1920s and 1930s.

[5] During the British Mandate for Palestine, the Druze did not embrace the rising Arab nationalism of the time or participate in violent resistance to colonialism.

[6] Since the establishment of the Israeli state, the Druze have demonstrated solidarity with Israel and distanced themselves from Arab and Islamic anti-occupation movements.

[8] The 1922 census recorded 7,028 Druze, mostly living in the Sub-Districts of Acre, Haifa, Tiberias and Safed.