Mowafaq Tarif
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Demographics
Gender Male
Birth Name Mowafaq Ṭarīf [موفق طريف] [מוואפק טריף]
Birthplace Julis, Israel
Birth Date 1963
Ethnicity West Asian
Overview Israeli Druze
Nationality Israeli
Career Qadi
Color Season Soft Summer
Notes and Motifs
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Je social commentator
Je activist
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Also known as Sheikh Mowafaq Ṭarīf
Qadi (spiritual leader) of the Druze in Israel
Since 1753, his family has been leading the Druze community in Ottoman Syria, Mandatory Palestine, then Israel
In 1993, he inherited the position of spiritual leader upon the death of his grandfather, Sheikh Amin Tarif
In January 2004, he signed a declaration calling on non-Jews living in Israel to observe the Noahide Laws
In April 2018, he was selected by the Ministerial Committee for Symbols and Ceremonies to light a torch at the torch-lighting ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel
In January 2025, he met with U.S. officials, including Senator Ted Cruz, to secure U.S. protection for the Druze community in Syria under the new Islamic rule after the fall of the Assad regime
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