While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s ...

The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...

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Today we, the Druze, are being slaughtered and are calling for the help of Israel.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared ...

Government forces that were initially sent to restore order but effectively sided with the Bedouins against the Druze were ...

The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism and a storied history in Syria, maintain secrecy and discourage ...

Maghrebi rabbis severely condemn reports of massacres and brutal acts committed against members of the Druze community in ...

One of the largest minority groups in Syria, the Druze have been the focus of a recent outbreak of violence.Syrian minority ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ...

Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously ...

Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out between Druze armed ...

Israel has bombed the areas around the Syrian city of Suweida after renewed fighting between Syrian government forces and ...