Israel Must Save Druze From Syria's Terrorist in a Suit Ahmed Al-Sharaa

Israel must save Druze from Syria's terrorist in a suit Ahmed al-Sharaa

In the battle for the character of Syria and the region as a whole, we must choose a clear side. Not just in words but in action.

With the bombings, Israel allegedly wants to prevent a massacre of the religious community – but it is actually about geopolitics.

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

By Estelle Shirbon

Lebanese Druze Leader: Who else will protect us Druze besides the Israelis?

Lebanese Druze leader Wiam Wahhab discussed Israel's intervention on behalf of the Druze in Syria, during an interview with Roula Nasr on March 12, 2025. He argued that no one else would protect the Druze but the Israelis, questioning whether they are expected to be slaughtered.  Wahhab expressed support for Arab nations and Sunnis but criticized countries like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Al-Azhar University for not protecting the Druze de…

Washington Signals Thaw with Syria; Druze in Israel and Syria Sound the Alarm

“It all started with this audio clip—someone claimed it was a Druze sheikh insulting the Prophet Muhammad,” says Ghassan Hamed, a 23-year-old Druze student at Homs University in Western Syria, describing violence that erupted late last month. “Whether it was real or fake, it spread like wildfire. And that’s when the violence started.” The Druze, a small but enduring religious minority with roots in Islam and a distinct theology, are scattered ac…

As an Arab minority, the Druze in Syria do not enjoy any protection status. They have been subjected to similar aggressive attacks for a few weeks as the Alawites At the beginning of March, there were clashes between the Islamist, government-oriented militias of the Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) and the Alawites in the Syrian coastal area. Then followed bloody conflicts with Druze living on the south-eastern periphery of Damascus. To date, more tha…