Druze, Syria and Israel

First Druze crossing in 50 years as Israel courts allies in Syria
It's the first time in five decades that Druze leaders have crossed from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory to visit Druze religious sites and communities here. The buffer zo
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.
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
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.
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.
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 1948. On board three buses escorted by Israeli military vehicles,
The Times of Israel on MSN4d
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 ...
The National on MSN2d
Syrian Druze leader criticises 'extremist' government despite integration deal
The spiritual leader of Syria's Druze minority launched a scathing tirade against the new authorities in Damascus on Thursday ...
Anadolu Agency12d
'Zionists' using Druze to repress Palestinians, expand into Syria, says Lebanon's Druze leader
Certain weak-willed individuals' are pushing for civil war, Walid Jumblatt warns after attending emergency meeting of General ...
The Times of Israel on MSN12d
Druze leaders condemn Haifa terror attack, say perpetrator suffered from mental illness and grew up in Germany
The perpetrator of a deadly terror stabbing in Haifa struggled with mental illness and grew up in Germany, according to ...
ABC News5d
Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Druze leaders quickly disavowed the offer ... son of Sweida or Jaramana and those of Homs and Lattakia,” he said. “People are tired of war and bloodshed … weapons don’t bring modernism.” ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency1d
Taboonia, a new Israeli Druze restaurant in NYC, is run by a Nova music festival survivor
Opening a kosher restaurant in New York City wasn’t always in the cards for Raif Rashed, a Druze from the village of Usfiya ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch5d
Druze seek a place in a changing Syria, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Druze fighters ride on a pickup truck holding ... of Sweida or Jaramana and those of Homs and Lattakia,” he said. “People are tired of war and bloodshed … weapons don’t bring modernism.” ...