Druze in Mandatory Palestine

Palestinian Druze are Palestinians who belong to the Druze ethnoreligious group. During the first census of the British protectorate, Palestinian Druze were one of eight religious demographic groups whom were categorized, The sense of a distinct identity among Palestinian Druze began to increase in the 1930s when some other Palestinians viewed them as being neutral during ethnic contentions.The term Palestinian Druze is sometimes also used for Arab Israeli citizens who belong to the Druze faith. During the early 20th century, many authors have depicted Arab Druze as neutral during the clashes that happened Arabs and Jews in the 1920s and 1930s. This perception eventually culminated in Israeli leadership approaching Palestinian Druzers who were in leadership positions and offering them a treaty of non-aggression, ths leading to somewhat tranquil relations between the two.