Druze, Syria and Israel

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.
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.
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.
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
Syrian Druze clerics head to Israel for first pilgrimage
A delegation of Syrian Druze clerics headed to Israel on Friday, marking the first such visit since Israel’s creation in 1948. The pilgrimage, organised at the invitation of the Druze community in Israel,
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency4d
On the Golan Heights, Israel braces for consequences from Syria civil war
As Syria’s civil war persists across the border, Israeli residents of the Golan Heights are anticipating the end of decades of relative calm. ALONEI HABASHAN, Israel (JTA) — A fence made of ...
Reuters10d
Israel and Hamas at War
Group of senior Syrian Druze expected to visit Israeli-occupied Golan Heights ... occupied Golan Heights on Friday, members of the community said, in a further sign of Israel's support for ...
Anadolu Ajansi14d
Israel's actions in Golan Heights violate terms of 1974 deal on separation of forces: Russia
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday that Israel's actions in the Golan Heights violate the terms of the 1974 Syria-Israel agreement on the separation of forces.
Tehran Times12d
Israel's occupation of Golan Heights destabilizes security: UN Human Rights official
Thameen Al-Kheetan told Anadolu that Israel violates the 1974 disengagement agreement by occupying areas beyond the Golan buffer zone and it plans to “double the population of settlers in the ...
The Tribune4d
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. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on ...