The residents of Metula are no strangers to challenges. As Israel's northernmost town, Metula has endured attacks, rocket fire and incursions from Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon. Following October 7th, Hezbollah's attacks intensified, turning Metula into a battleground and later, a closed military area. Families were displaced, homes and businesses were damaged, and daily life was put on hold for nearly 2 years. This March, renewed attacks during the conflict with Iran

Yemanu Binyamin Zelka Z''L Last month, the murder of 21 year old Yemanu Binyamin Zelka shocked Israeli society. Yemanu, an Ethiopian Israeli from Petah Tikva, was stabbed after asking a group of teenagers to stop spraying party foam inside the restaurant where he worked. He died of his wounds the following day. Nineteen minors between the ages of 12 and 17 were arrested in connection with the attack. His murder struck a painful nerve in a country already struggling with risin

When Neveh Midbar Eco-Technology High School opened in 2023 in Abu Kurinat near Arad, it was created to address a deep and urgent reality facing Bedouin youth in the Negev. Serving students from recognized and unrecognized Bedouin villages across the region, the school was founded in response to severe educational and economic disparities. Bedouin communities in the Negev face some of the highest poverty and school dropout rates in Israel, particularly among girls, alongside

At a national gathering of leaders from Dror Israel’s Senior Community Network earlier this year, Mati from Holon and Elisha from Sderot found themselves sitting together in conversation. They exchanged a few words about their groups, their cities, and the realities they had both been living through over the past two years. Before the gathering ended, they had already decided: their groups needed to meet. In many ways, that simple decision captures the heart of Dror Israel’s