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Netanyahu meets with Druze leaders in Julis, pledges action on Syria’s Sweida crisis

The Jerusalem Post 29 Aug 2025
"We are brothers. Will Israel not extend a hand to save our Druze brothers? And we acted. When I understood the magnitude of the disaster, we acted immediately." ....
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Freed hostage Emily Damari meets Israeli Druze leader amid Sweida violence

The Jerusalem Post 29 Aug 2025
Emily Damari noted the similarity between the pain felt by Israelis and Druze in their respective situations, Israelis with the war in Gaza and Druze with the violence erupting in Sweida.� ....
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Sectarian violence in Syria's Druze heartland killed nearly 2,000: monitor

The Hindu 29 Aug 2025
Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Observatory, said his organisation had identified by name 1,990 people who were killed in the violence, "including 14 since the ceasefire" which came into effect on July 20 ....
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Lebanese Druze leader says US delegation conveyed ‘Israeli diktat’ to Lebanon

Anadolu Agency 29 Aug 2025
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said on Friday that a US delegation visiting Beirut this week brought “an Israeli diktat that forces us to surrender.” ... The US team included Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham, Rep ... .
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Jewish, Druze, Christian, and Muslim leaders unite for peace in Israel

Israel National News 28 Aug 2025
In a historic meeting in Julis, Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Yosef, Druze Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, and Christian and Muslim leaders pledged unity, sanctity of life, and solidarity for peace ....
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Syria's Druze, Kurds criticize exclusion from upcoming vote

Deutsche Welle 28 Aug 2025
Syria's first election since the fall of the Assad regime will exclude three minority-dominated areas. Will it be able to restore trust in the new administration without the votes of most Druze and Kurdish people? ... .
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'Strength comes before peace': Netanyahu visits Druze village after reported Israeli strike near Damascus

Ynet 28 Aug 2025
The prime minister met Druze spiritual ...
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‘Strength comes before peace’: Netanyahu visits Druze village after reported Israeli strike near Damascus

Virtual Jerusalem 28 Aug 2025
The prime minister met Druze spiritual leader Sheikh ...
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Netanyahu about the Syrian government: “I’m not naïve, I know who I’m dealing with.

Enab Baladi 28 Aug 2025
On July 16, Tarif had issued a statement calling on Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz to “fulfill their commitment to protect the Druze in Syria.”.
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U.S. Envoy Expresses Frustration with Druze Leader’s Separatist Demands

The Syrian Observer 27 Aug 2025
Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barak has voiced strong frustration to Lebanese politicians over the separatist stance of Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the leading Druze spiritual figure in Suweida, according to sources monitoring the situation.
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Independence Protests in Suwayda, Southern Syria: What Comes Next?

Enab Baladi 27 Aug 2025
... She warned of a so-called “Druze divorce.”. By “Druze divorce,” al-Khatib was alluding to an irrevocable break, hinting at secession from Syria and establishing a new state in the province.
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Report in Syria: Israeli helicopters land in Sweida

Israel Hayom 27 Aug 2025
Syrian media reported Wednesday that four Israeli helicopters landed in Sweida province in southern Syria, home to a dominant Druze minority ... council as part of a push for Druze autonomy.
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New Druze militia forms in Syria as Hijri calls for autonomy

Al Monitor 26 Aug 2025
New Druze militia forms in Syria as Hijri calls for autonomy alucente@al-mo Mon, 08/25/2025 - 16.50 ....
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Syrian President Al Shara's consolidation drive faces Kurdish and Druze resistance

The National 26 Aug 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara has hit two walls of ...
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Al-Hijri calls for “separate” region for Syrian Druze

Middle East Monitor 26 Aug 2025
A leading Druze religious figure in southern Syria, Hikmat al-Hijri called Monday on the international community to support the Druze’s aspirations ...

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