Druze, Syria and Israel

Israel's military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria's capital
Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria.
‘Israel is the Iron Dome of the Druze in Syria,’ say Syrian Druze Residents
“Israel is the Iron Dome of the Druze in Syria, many want to be annexed Israel or have reciprocal relations with it,” a Druze cleric from Sweida told TPS-IL. The city of around 138,000 lies near the borders of Syria, Israel and Jordan.
Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze suburb of Damascus
Instruction comes as new Syrian government authorities clash with local Druze gunmen in Jaramana, just outside capital The post Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze suburb of Damascus appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Are Syria’s Druze about to break away with Israel’s help?
By bnm Gulf bureau bnm Gulf bureau Fresh clashes south of Damascus between local Druze and government forces suggest the community may be laying groundwork for a semi-autonomous or fully independent non-Islamic statelet before Damascus manages to create a new government.
Netanyahu orders army to 'prepare to defend' Druze in Syria’s Jaramana
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the military to “prepare to defend” the Druze inhabitants of Jaramana city near Syria’s capital Damascus. This comes in a new escalation by Netanyahu's government against the new administration in Syria, which is demanding an end to the ongoing Israeli violations of the country's sovereignty.
Israel’s shield for Syria’s Druze and the regional shakeup no one expected
Netanyahu never would have considered extending Israel’s protection to the Syrian Druze. That he is doing so now underscores how much has changed.
Israel vows to defend Syria's Druze after clashes on edge of Damascus
Israel has vowed to defend Syria's Druze community after deadly clashes over the weekend in Damascus involving members of the sect and the country's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) rulers, adding to tension between minorities and the new authorities,
Netanyahu tells IDF to protect 'Druze village amid clashes with terrorist' Syrian forces
The IDF will either attack the Syrian forces if there is a problem, or if it is just a threat to keep distance from Israel, ...
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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 ...
Prominent Lebanese Druze leader says he will visit Syria soon as tensions with Israel simmer
BEIRUT (AP) — A prominent Druze leader in Lebanon said Sunday that he will soon visit Syria to meet its interim leader as ...
Netanyahu remarks over Druze in southern Syria spark online upheaval
Hundreds protested the remarks as a prelude to ‘dividing Syria,’ while some welcomed ‘any helping hand for the Druze ...
One Killed, Four Injured In Haifa Terror Stabbing Attack, PM Netanyahu Offers Condolences
Two terrorists carried out the attack-one opened fire while the other stabbed passersby. It was not immediately clear who was ...
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'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 ...
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Netanyahu: Israel not violating ceasefire, we might need to return to war
After asking Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana to refrain from clearing protesters out of the visitors’ gallery, Netanyahu denies that Israel violated the ceasefire deal with Hamas. “According to the side ...