[10] In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described the place as a village of adobe and stone at the foot of the hill, with a well to the south.

[3] During the conflict, it received a great number of refugees from nearby villages, including Tantura, and was repeatedly considered for assault by Israeli forces.

[citation needed] However, residents of local Jewish settlements, in particular Zichron Yaakov requested that Fureidis (and the neighbouring village of Jisr az-Zarqa) be allowed to remain, as they had traditionally had good relations with the Yishuv, and a large number of residents from Fureidis worked as hired labour on Jewish farms.

[citation needed] This was alluded to by Arab novelist Emile Habibi in his famous novel The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist.

[19] According to data released by the Israeli Ministry of Education based on a 2008 census of high school matriculation scores, Fureidis had a 75.85% eligibility rate, greatly exceeding the accomplishments of most Jewish towns.

[21] Ibtisam Mahammed of Fureidis was awarded the Dalai Lama's Unsung Heroes of Compassion prize for her efforts to promote peace between Arabs and Jews.

[22] In the center of Fureidis, there is a tomb-shrine called ash-Sheikh Ghneim, said to contain the grave of a Sufi sheikh from Benha, Egypt.