Paris, Syria and Israel
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The United States is seeking to construct a humanitarian corridor for Israel to cut through Syrian territory and connect with the embattled Druze community.
Sheikh Tarif reportedly presented evidence pointing to the involvement of Syrian government forces in the recent massacre of Druze residents in Sweida province
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Tuesday held a rare meeting with Ron Dermer, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister and top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
Footage shared on TV and social media depicted armed Druze protesters in Sweida, Syria, wearing military vests with Israeli flags, calling for self-determination. A large protest was held in Sweida, Syria,
I’d say these people are animals, but that would be unfair — to animals,’ the mother of a slain boy says of the jihadists who last month descended
Israel has shown, time and again, that minorities who choose coexistence and loyalty—like the Druze, like Israeli Arabs who integrate into society—can thrive. Gaza’s tragedy is that its leadership chose a different path. The lesson is simple: peace and prosperity come through partnership with Israel, not war against it.
The massacre of the Druze minority by Islamist and government forces provided Israel with an excuse to again start bombing Damascus. This time, Israel may have the overt consent of many countries, both in the region and beyond.
Hundreds of people have demonstrated in Syria's southern city of Sweida in the largest protests since last month's deadly clashes in the area.
The real question is not only whether Israel will help the Druze, but how it will do so without making them even more isolated in their homeland. Thousands of members of the Druze community in Sweida in southern Syria were massacred and looted this past July.