6 Syrian Druze Villages Asking to Be Annexed by Israel

On July 25, 2018, ISIS-linked terrorists stormed the Druze-majority city of Suwayda, launching gunfights and suicide bombings that claimed the lives of at least 258 people, most of them civilians.

‘Like Watching the Berlin Wall Fall’: Israeli Druze Eager to Reconnect With Syrian Families

"For the first time in decades, my relatives in Syria feel free to speak to me.”

Israel Reaching Out to Syrian Druze Communities

An estimated 700,000-800,000 Druze live in Syria, mostly in southwestern areas near Israel and Jordan. They make up around four percent of the Syrian population.

Israel Uncovers Iranian Espionage Plot in Northern Israel Druze Village

Iran has been working overtime to recruit Israeli citizens as spies.

Israel Launches New Educational Program to Teach Students About Druze Culture

The program seeks to cultivate tolerance and respect towards Druze tradition and way of life, and to develop the ability to maintain a respectful dialogue with other communities while listening to diverse positions.

The Jewish Agency Elects First Druze Representative to its Board of Governors

Unfortunately, the Board of Governors turned the appointment into a leftwing politically partisan demonstration.

Israeli Druze Man Saves Israeli Jews in Amsterdam Pogrom

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar traveled to Netherlands following the attack and met with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

High-Ranking IDF Druze Tank Brigade Commander Killed in Gaza Attack

Col. Ehsan Daqsa, who commanded the Israel Defense Force’s 401st Armored Brigade, was killed in battle in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza.

The Druze of Majdal Shams in Desperate Need of Therapy

“The massacre has caused severe emotional and psychological trauma for the community."

Iran Warns Israel Against Retaliation for Hezbollah Massacre in Majdal Shams

"Any new Zionist adventure against Lebanon, under the pretext of the Majdal Shams incident . . . can lead to the expansion of the flames of war in the region."

Syrian Druze Militia: ‘Hezbollah, Iran Declared War Against Druze Community’

"We consider what happened today a clear and public declaration of war by the terrorist Hezbollah and Iran against the Druze community."

Netanyahu: ‘We Will Not Let This Go Unanswered’

"I can say that the State of Israel will not remain silent. We will not let this go unanswered."

Syria’s Druze Leader Condemns Hezbollah Attack on Majdal Shams

"I strongly condemn the heinous crime against the innocent and the children in the village of Majdal Shams."

Israel Vows ‘A Different Response’ to Hezbollah Rocket Attack on Majdal Shams

"Hezbollah will pay a heavy price for this that it has not paid to this point."

Druze Press Liaison: ‘On the Phone, I Heard the Mothers Screaming’

"I think they have changed their strategy. The Druze community is like an operational tool, a pawn, for Hezbollah."

Druze Leader: ‘Brutal and Murderous Terrorist Attack’

"This has been the ongoing reality in the northern communities for the past nine months. Tonight, it crossed every possible red and black line."

Herzog: Hezbollah Doesn’t Distinguish Between Jews, Muslims, Druze and Christians

"Hezbollah terrorists brutally attacked and murdered children today, whose only crime was going out to play soccer. They did not return."

Ambassador’s Son Found Decapitated in Northern Israel

The 43-year-old victim was the son of the late Naim Araidi, a noted Druze author and scholar who also served as Israel’s ambassador to Norway from 2012-2014.

Druze Woman Who Interrogated Hamas Terrorists Declines State Honor after Threats to her Life

She endured harassment from hostile Arabs who recognized her on the street, tore her Star of David chain, and threatened to kill her.

As Druze Mark Holiday, Figures Show Tenfold Growth Since Israel’s Founding

The holiday marks the anniversary of the death of the Biblical figure, Jethro, to who the Druze trace their ancestry.

Druze Restaurant Goes Kosher to Unite With Soldiers

“I want to feed all the Israeli soldiers! They all are like my children, doesn’t matter, Druze or Jewish,” said Basma Hino, the owner of the restaurant Noor.

Next Catastrophe Brewing: Syrian Sympathizers Work on IDF Bases

Members of the Islamic movement in Israel have marked Kibbutz Megiddo as a primary destination for their "return."

Druze Activists Emulate YESH Hilltop Youth, Establish Outposts

The blatantly illegal outposts are being set up in Carmel and the Galilee by Druze activists wearing tee shirts that say, "Ad Kan."

Druze Man on Trial for Hiring Assassins to Murder his LGBT Sister

About a month before the murder, Sharit complained to police that she was afraid her brother would hurt her and wanted to move away from her village.

Jordan Allowing Golan Druze to Enter Kingdom Without Visas or Preconditions

This move negates the need for Druze to get an Israeli ID to visit an Arab country.

Israel Postpones Work on Golan Wind Farm over Druze Objections

Construction on the project was delayed until August 1 in response to violent protests by Druze residents in the area last month.

Netanyahu Gives in to Druze Violence, Halts $400 mil. Golan Turbine Project

On Friday, Sheikh Tarif announced that the state must stop promoting wind turbine construction, otherwise, there would be consequences.

Netanyahu Warns, ‘We Are a Nation of Laws’

Despite the warning, Netanyahu agreed to suspend construction on the wind turbines in the Golan Heights following a meeting with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Moafaq Tarif.

2 Seriously Injured in Clashes between Thousands of Rioting Golan Druze and Police Over...

It appears that after they signed the contracts, nationalistic groups put pressure on the landowners who asked to withdraw their consent.

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