Druze, Syria and Israel

Druze clerics cross from Syria to Israel for first time in decades
Druze clerics who crossed from Syria, were welcome by hundreds of members of the Israel Druze community at the Nabi Shuaib shrine compound, in northern Israel.
Dozens of Syrian Druze make a rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time
Druze Religious Elders From Syria Make Historic Visit to Israel
A delegation of Druze religious elders from Syria crossed into Israel on Friday for the first such visit in more than 50 years, underscoring Israel's backing for the community amid growing tensions with the new government in Damascus.
Three buses carrying Druze from Syria cross into Israeli-controlled area of the Golan Heights
The visit comes as Israel says it is supporting the minority in a country now ruled by Islamists. But many Druze have rejected its overtures, and critics accuse Israel of trying to weaken and divide Syria following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
First Druze crossing in 50 years as Israel courts allies in Syria
Syrian Druze crossed into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for the first time in 50 years Early on Friday morning, a group of Syrian men crossed into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights through a UN-monitored buffer zone.
Israeli Druze prepare for first visit by Syrian Druze in decades
The head of the Druze community in Israel on Thursday hailed plans for the first visit by a Druze religious delegation from Syria in five decades, despite escalating cross-border tensions underscored by an Israeli airstrike on Damascus.
Syrian Druze cross armistice line for pilgrimage to Israel
Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine since Israel's creation in
In a first, Druze clerics visit Israeli shrine since 1948
Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine since Israel's creation in 1948, The Times of Israel reported.On board three buses escorted by military vehicles,
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Israel opens major solar observatory in Druze-majority town of Usfiya
The Sun is the star that Earth and the rest of the solar ... She further stressed the importance of constructing the facility in Usfiya, a Druze-majority town in the North. "It is precisely ...
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Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country’s powerhouses. They are now ...
Israel’s military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria’s capital
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense ministry on Saturday said the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze ...
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Druze' future uncertainty amd Israeli sirens and roots in Damascus
As theMiddle East that is completley reconfigured, the time has come for the Druze community, scattered between Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan, to make choices. Hostile to a new Islamist ...