Julis

Julis (Arabic: جولس Jūlis, Hebrew: ג'וּלִס G'ulis)[3] is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel.

[4] In 1388, Sa'adia Ben Ya'akov copied "The Sufficient Guide" by the Tanhum of Jerusalem, "in the town of Julis... near Acre.

"[5] According to the 1596 Ottoman tax records Julis had a predominantly Druze population, with a total of 79 households.

The taxable produce comprised wheat, barley, "summer crops", fruit trees, and "goats and bees".

The cisterns and the cut stones which are built up in the modern houses show that the place is the site of an ancient town or village.

'"[12] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Julis as "a village built of stone containing about 200 Druzes, surrounded by olives and arable land.

[14] In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Jules had a total population of 446 residents; 442 Druzes, 3 Christians and 1 Muslim.

President Reuven Rivlin in Julis, 2018
Grave of Sheikh Ali Fares, Julis