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Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact
Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact

Washington Post

time6 days ago

  • Politics
  • Washington Post

Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — As violence exploded inside Syria between the Druze religious minority and the new government in Damascus, neighboring Israel's own Druze community was watching closely. Amid the swirling reports of fighting and accusations of massacres, hundreds of Israeli Druze massed at Israel's northern border in solidarity with their long separated co-religionists — and in many cases close family members — just across the border.

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