Syria

Europe fails to stand up for the Druze in Syria and falls for Hamas propaganda

The widening strategic disconnect between Israel and many Western governments – and the inability even to agree on basic facts – is a deeply troubling development

By The JC Leader

3 min read

Smoke rises in the distance as Bedouin and other fighters gather in the city of Sweida in southern Syria's Druze majority province on July 19, 2025. (Image: Getty)

It would be hard to assume that the extremists surrounding Syrian President al-Sharaa have abandoned their jihadist roots (Image: Getty)

By Yaakov Lappin

The Jihadists surrounding al-Sharaa haven’t abandoned his extreme vision

4 min read

Parliament

Send British troops to Gaza to stop the IDF, urges Labour MP

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the assassination of Syria's president, Ahmed al-Sharaa (Image: Flash90)

Israeli Politics

Far-right Israeli minister calls for assassination of Syria’s President al-Sharaa over Druze persecution

By Amelie Botbol

2 min read

The bodies of victims in a hospital yard in the devastated Druze-majority city of Sweida, July 17, 2025. Residents were shocked by the bodies littering the streets next to looted shops and burned homes following the withdrawal of Syrian government forces. (Image: Getty)

By Kobi Michael

Israel between loyalty toward the Druze and detente in Syria

6 min read

Robin Yassin-Kassab (Screenshot: YouTube)

Syria

Druze and Syria analyst for BBC called Zionism ‘pure evil’

By JC Reporter

3 min read

Syria

Syrian security forces redeploy to Druze city as Israel resumes airstrikes after Bedouin attacks

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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By Arsen Ostrovsky

The massacre of the Druze is a moral test: Israel acted, the world failed

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

3 min read

July 18, 2025 10:52

Fighters from Bedouin tribes gather near a burning building in the Druze village of al-Mazraa in Syria's southern Sweida governorate (Image: Getty)

Who are the Druze and why is Israel defending them?

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

2 min read

July 17, 2025 15:52