Druze, Syria and Golan Heights

Group of Senior Syrian Druze Expected to Visit Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - 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 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.
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 sent humanitarian aid to the Syrian Druze
Israel has sent humanitarian aid to Druze communities in Syria in recent weeks, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said today, a further indication of its support for the minority group.
Israel sends humanitarian aid to Druze in Syria, foreign ministry says
Israel has sent humanitarian aid to Druze communities in Syria over the past few weeks, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, in a further sign of Israel's support for the minority group. "In an operation conducted over the past few weeks,
Between govt and Israel, Syria's Druze seek place in changing nation
Syria's Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country's powerhouses. They are now trying again to navigate a new, uncertain Syria since the fall of longtime autocrat Bashar Assad.
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.
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."We will soon allow Druze workers from Syria to work in the Golan Heights communities in Israel,
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Israel targets what it says was an Islamic Jihad command center in Damascus
An Israeli airstrike targeted a building in an upscale neighborhood, destroying an apartment that neighbors said had been ...
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Israeli army establishes 2 military posts on occupied Syrian Jabal al-Sheikh
The Israeli army has established two military posts on the top of Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh) in the occupied Syrian Golan ...
Israel drops 10,000 aid packages to Druze communities in southern Syria
Around 40,000 Druze community members live in the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra, Da'ara and Sweida under Israeli ...
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Israeli army establishes two military posts atop occupied Syrian Jabal al-Sheikh
The Israeli army has established two military posts on the top of Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh) in the occupied Syrian Golan ...
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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 ...