Druze, Syria and Israel

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 1948.On board three buses escorted by Israeli military vehicles,
Syria's Druze cross armistice line for pilgrimage to Israel: AFP
Several dozen Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday, AFP journalists said, to conduct their community's first pilgrimage since Israel's creation in 1948 to a revered shrine.
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
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 said on Thursday, in a further sign of backing for the minority group.
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.
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 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.
Opinion
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
Opinion
Israel Must Help Druze Achieve Self-Determination in Syria | Opinion
With Israel's move into the Golan Heights demilitarized zone and southern Syria following the collapse of al-Assad's regime, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must heed the calls of Druze in Syria seeking to secede from Syria and forge closer ties with their brethren in 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.
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.
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, ...
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 ...