Leaders of Israel's Druze say the state owes it to them to defend Syrian kin

Israeli Druze renew their push for the IDF to defend their relatives in Syria as Jerusalem worries over new US-Syrian relations.

A woman stands as Israeli Druze look over the border between the Golan Heights and Syria, in Majdal Shams, May 4, 2025.

A woman stands as Israeli Druze look over the border between the Golan Heights and Syria, in Majdal Shams, May 4, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/Shir Torem/File Photo)

ByREUTERS

MAY 14, 2025 16:31

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