Druze, Syria and Golan Heights

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, members of the community said, in a further sign of Israel's support for the minority group.
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
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 says it will let Syrian Druze workers cross into Golan Heights
The Golan Heights is home to 24,000 Druze, an Arab minority who practice an offshoot of Islam and also live in Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
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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
Syrian Druze allowed to enter Israel, work in Golan Heights, Katz confirms
The Syrian Druze were a minority in the Assad era who mostly kept to themselves, with some past positive history with 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.
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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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 ...
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On the Golan Heights, Israel braces for consequences from Syria civil war
As Syria’s civil war persists across the border, Israeli residents of the Golan Heights are anticipating the end of decades of relative calm. ALONEI HABASHAN, Israel (JTA) — A fence made of ...
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Northern businesses offered compensations for employees missing work due to war
Starting on Monday, business owners from communities evacuated due to the war, business owners in the northern confrontation ...
New round of ceasefire talks begin in Israel-Hamas war
Israel said the talks focused on bringing more stability to the region after a bruising war between Israel and the Lebanese ...
Trump's Top Two Middle East Allies Are on a Collision Course in Syria
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