Druze, Syria and Golan Heights

Group of senior Syrian Druze expected to visit Golan Heights
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Druze from across the separation line would be allowed to enter the Golan Heights for work.
Israeli Druze Prepare for First Visit by Syrian Druze in Decades
JULIS, Israel (Reuters) - 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.
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
Syrian Druze allowed to enter Israel, work in Golan Heights, Katz confirms
The Syrian Druze were a minority in the Assad era who mostly kept to themselves, with some past positive history with Israel.
After violence in Syria, Israel says it is prepared to defend Syria's Druze
Israel said 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.
Druze Delegation Visits Golan Heights Amid Israeli Support
A delegation from Syria's Druze community will visit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, reflecting Israeli support for this minority group. The Druze, present in several Middle Eastern countries, often serve in Israel's military and police.
Israel drops 10,000 humanitarian aid packages for Syrian Druze
Around 40,000 Druze live in the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra, Da'ara and Sweida under Israeli control. A close associate of a key Syrian Druze leader denied reports that the community reached an agreement to integrate itself into Syria's transitional government in a conversation with The Press Service of Israel on Tuesday.
Israel says it will let Syrian Druze workers cross into Golan Heights
Israel's Defence Ministry said on Sunday it would let Syrian Druze workers enter the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syrian territory, without saying when the government would start issuing permits.
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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
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.
Group of senior Syrian Druze expected to visit Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
A group of around 100 senior figures from Syria's Druze are expected to visit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday, members of the community said, in a further sign of Israel's support for the minority group.
Israel sends aid to Druze in Syria, foreign ministry says
Israel has sent humanitarian aid to Druze communities in its neighbour Syria over the past few weeks, its foreign ministry ...
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Syrian Druze plan first Israel pilgrimage: source close to delegation
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A delegation of Syrian Druze clerics is planning to visit a pilgrimage site in Israel on Friday for the first time since Israel's creation in 1948, a source close to the group said.
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 ...
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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 ...
Damascus may have hammered out deal with Druze in Suweida - analysis
The two groups that Israel sought to support in Syria, Kurds and Druze, are now moving closer to integration with the new ...