Druze, Syria and Israel

After violence in Syria, Israel says it is prepared to defend Syria's Druze
Israel said on Monday that it was willing to defend Syria's Druze community following days of violence in Syria that a war monitor said led to mass killings of another religious minority. The violence began last week between fighters linked to Syria's new government and forces loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, Islamist-led government in Damascus and Syria’s hostile neighbor,
Katz says Israel will soon allow Syrian Druze to work in the Golan Heights
Announcement comes as Israeli politicians lambast Syrian transitional government for reported mass killings, urge European states to 'wake up' and stop granting regime legitimacy
Israel says it will let Syrian Druze workers cross into Golan Heights
The Golan Heights is home to 24,000 Druze, an Arab minority who practice an offshoot of Islam and also live in Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
Israel to issue work permits for Syrian Druze: Minister
Israel would issue work permits for Druze citizens of Syria to work in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced. The move would be made “soon,” Katz said in a statement,
Israel ‘Poised’ to Defend Syrian Druze Near Damascus
Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian regime and that he ordered Israeli forces to be poised to help protect them if necessary.
Druze seek a place in a changing Syria, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, Islamist-led government in Damascus and Syria’s hostile neighbor, Israel, which has used the plight of the Druze as a pretext to intervene in the country.
Between govt and Israel, Syria's Druze seek place in changing nation
Syria's Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country's powerhouses. They are now trying again to navigate a new, uncertain Syria since the fall of longtime autocrat Bashar Assad.
Israeli Policy Eases Borders for Syrian Druze Workers in Golan Region
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that it will permit Syrian Druze workers to enter the disputed Golan Heights territory from Syria, although no timeline has been provided for when permits will start being issued.
Israel to 'soon' allow Syrian druze to work in Golan, Defense Minister says
Israel is preparing to "soon" allow Syrian Druze to work in the Golan Heights, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday."We will soon allow Druze workers from Syria to work in the Golan Heights communities in Israel,
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Cabinet okays NIS 4 billion plan to boost country’s Druze, Circassians over 5 years
Community leaders welcome investment, but call it only a 'first step,' and express hope it won't 'remain on paper' like ...
VOA Kurdish: Syria's Druze are caught between internal struggles, regional power plays
Tensions are escalating in Syria's southern province of Suwayda between local Druze residents and the Sunni-led central ...
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‘We Did Not Ask for Protection’: Syrian Druze Reject Netanyahu’s Intervention
Protests erupted across southern Syria in response, with civilians condemning Netanyahu’s remarks as interference in Syrian ...
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Syria: The Druze’s defining moment
If the new regime in Damascus keeps pressuring the Druze to hand over their weapons, the ensuing battles could lead to a ...
Prominent Lebanese Druze leader says he will visit Syria soon as tensions with Israel simmer
A prominent Druze leader in Lebanon has said that he will soon visit Syria to meet its interim leader as tensions simmer ...
Israel: Billions allocated to improve economy in Druze sector
The Druze are a small Arabic group who, like Jews, are both a religion and a nation of people. However, they do not claim any homeland of their own and are loyal to the countries in which they live.
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Syrian Druze leader calls for stopping Alawite carnage
The Syrian Druze leader called for a ceasefire on the Syrian coastal areas and opposed what he called "planned massacre." ...