Druze, Syria and Israel

Opinion
Syrians wanting to join Israel: Listen to the Druze seeking freedom from government
A very unusual meeting took place in early December in a Druze town in southwestern Syria near the Israeli border on the Golan Heights. A few hundred residents from several local villages gathered
Opinion
Israel Must Help Druze Achieve Self-Determination in Syria | Opinion
With Israel's move into the Golan Heights demilitarized zone and southern Syria following the collapse of al-Assad's regime, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must heed the calls of Druze in Syria seeking to secede from Syria and forge closer ties with their brethren in Israel.
One wounded in gathering held by Syrian Druze sheikhs at Tiberias shrine during historic visit
As part of their visit, the group met Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel. The sheikh delegation granted Tarif a plaque and a sword used in the Druze community's traditional sword dances.
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Buses carrying members of the Syrian Druze community are welcomed by Druze clerics at the border with Syria, as seen from the village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-controlled Golan
Dozens of Syrian Druze make a rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community have crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades.
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.
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.
Syrian Druse Pilgrims Enter Israel in a Historic Visit
Syrian Druse pilgrims entered Israel from Syria in a rare visit to a shrine, and were welcomed by the local Druse community.
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.
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Oft-overlooked Druze see new NIS 3.9 billion plan as step to address old grievances
After a Haifa stabbing attack mislabeled as terrorism sent fear through the close-knit Druze community last week, Sunday's ...
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Netanyahu tells IDF to protect 'Druze village amid clashes with terrorist' Syrian forces
a Druze village in the Golan Heights (photo credit: RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF on Saturday evening to prepare to ...
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Netanyahu and Katz order IDF to protect Druze village in Syria
PM Netanyahu and Israel Katz with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and ISA chief Ronen BarMaayan Toaf/GPO Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have instructed ...
Syria’s interim president secures agreement with Druze and Kurds
Syria ’s interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with leaders of the minority Druze community to ...
Taboonia, a new Israeli Druze restaurant in NYC, is run by a Nova music festival survivor
On Oct. 5, 2024 — almost exactly one year after the terrorist attack — he launched the Taboonia food stall, selling Druze ...