The Jewish state owes a debt to the Druze and a moral duty to stop the massacres – yet it must not jeopardise a fragile opening to the regime
By Kobi Michael
By Arsen Ostrovsky
The international community cannot continue treating President al-Sharra as a legitimate partner, while turning a blind eye to the atrocities that are being committing in Sweida
The long persecuted minority has been at the centre of a recent bout of sectarian violence in Syria, which saw the IDF bomb Damascus in support of the community
By Jamie Shapiro
Israeli forces struck Syrian government forces in southern Syria and Damascus
By Yaakov Lappin
Defence Secretary Israel Katz has pledged to continue military action until security forces withdraw from the area
By Jacob Jaffa
The announcement comes after Israel launched several strikes in Syria, including one near the presidential palace in Damascus
A video on social media shows Druze community members in southern Syria calling to be annexed by Israel rather than live under Islamist rule
By Eliana Jordan
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