Syria, Golan Heights and Druze

Israel says it will let Syrian Druze workers cross into Golan Heights
The Golan Heights is home to 24,000 Druze, an Arab minority who practice an offshoot of Islam and also live in Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
Katz says Israel will soon allow Syrian Druze to work in the Golan Heights
Announcement comes as Israeli politicians lambast Syrian transitional government for reported mass killings, urge European states to 'wake up' and stop granting regime legitimacy
Syrian Druze allowed to enter Israel, work in Golan Heights, Katz confirms
The Syrian Druze were a minority in the Assad era who mostly kept to themselves, with some past positive history with Israel.
Minister Katz: Syrian Druze to be allowed to work in Golan Heights
After a report first published in i24NEWS, Israel Katz confirmed that Druze would be allowed to enter Israel for work • An aid package will also go to Druze and Circassian communities in Israel
Israeli Policy Eases Borders for Syrian Druze Workers in Golan Region
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that it will permit Syrian Druze workers to enter the disputed Golan Heights territory from Syria, although no timeline has been provided for when permits will start being issued.
Israel considering allowing entry of Syrian Druze communities for work
Permitting entry to occupied Golan Heights part of 'great commitment to our Druze friends in Syria', says defence minister
After violence in Syria, Israel says it is prepared to defend Syria's Druze
Israel said on Monday that it was willing to defend Syria's Druze community following days of violence in Syria that a war monitor said led to mass killings of another religious minority. The violence began last week between fighters linked to Syria's new government and forces loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
Between govt and Israel, Syria's Druze seek place in changing nation
Syria's Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country's powerhouses. They are now trying again to navigate a new, uncertain Syria since the fall of longtime autocrat Bashar Assad.
Israel to 'soon' allow Syrian druze to work in Golan, Defense Minister says
Israel is preparing to "soon" allow Syrian Druze to work in the Golan Heights, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday."We will soon allow Druze workers from Syria to work in the Golan Heights communities in Israel,
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On the Golan Heights, Israel braces for consequences from Syria civil war
As Syria’s civil war persists across the border, Israeli residents of the Golan Heights are anticipating the end of decades of relative calm. ALONEI HABASHAN, Israel (JTA) — A fence made of ...
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Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli fire has killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and three more in the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, ...
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Israel's occupation of Golan Heights destabilizes security: UN Human Rights official
After the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December, Israel expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights by ...