Druze, Syria and Israel

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 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.
Group of Senior Syrian Druze Expected to Visit Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights
An Israeli soldier walks by the fence of the ceasefire line by Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, at Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights March 2, 2025. REUTERS/Avi Ohayon/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A group of around 100 senior figures from Syria's Druze are expected to visit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday,
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 plan first pilgrimage to Nabi Shuaib Tomb in Israel's Galilee
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."A delegation of dozens of Druze clerics will visit Israel on Friday,
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Syrian Druze leader calls HTS government ‘extremist’ and ‘wanted men’
The spiritual leader of Syria's Druze minority launched a scathing tirade against the new authorities in Damascus on Thursday ...
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Syrian Druze leader criticises 'extremist' government despite integration deal
The spiritual leader of Syria's Druze minority launched a scathing tirade against the new authorities in Damascus on Thursday ...
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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 ...
Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, 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, ...
Syrian Druze leader: 'We oppose agreement with new regime due to extremism'
One of the senior Druze leaders in Syria, Sheikh Akl, Dr. Sami Abi Al-Muna, said he opposes an agreement with Syria's new ...
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After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...
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, ...