Druze

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

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

  • “The Druze in Israel have forged a bond with the country and with the Jewish people. We are fighting alongside them on all fronts,” said Anwer Amer, a former police officer
  • An Arab minority straddling Lebanon, Syria and Israel, the Druze practice a secret religion that is an offshoot of Islam
By Reuters ·