Netanyahu halts turbine construction in Golan Heights amid Druze protest

Amidst mounting tensions and clashes, widespread protests by the Druze community against the turbine construction have compelled Prime Minister Netanyahu to postpone the project.

Druze protest while police guard during a protest against the construction of a new wind farm near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, June 21, 2023.

(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

JULY 3, 2023 16:48

Updated: JULY 3, 2023 17:52

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