Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has accused Israel of exploiting followers of his minority faith in Syria as part of a ...

Tel Aviv hopes to leverage the martial reputation of the Druze to be a buffer against Iran-backed militias on its northern ...

A delegation of Druze religious elders from Syria crossed into Israel on Friday for the first such visit in more than 50 ...

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community crossed into the ...

With no diplomatic relations between Syria and Israel, Syrians crossing here would normally risk being shot or arrested. This ...

Druze are seen in the village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, as they wait for the arrival of a ...

Israel has sent humanitarian aid to Druze communities in its neighbour Syria over the past few weeks, its foreign ministry ...

Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, Islamist-led ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The visit comes as Israel says it is supporting the minority in a country now ruled by Islamists. But many ...

Israeli Druze Prepare for First Visit by Syrian Druze in Decades By Ali Sawafta and Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh JULIS, Israel (Reuters) - The head of the Druze community in Israel on Thursday hailed plans for ...

JARAMANA, Syria — 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 ...