The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. Most of the other Druze live in Lebanon and Israel,

At the center of a crisis in Syria are the Druze — a secretive religious minority that long carved out a precarious identity across Syria, Lebanon and Israel.

Mass protests erupted in Damascus as Syrian citizens gathered outside parliament, chanting “Stop killing our people” in a show of defiance against Israeli airstrikes and escalating sectarian violence.

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There is, and has been, a very tight relationship between the state of Israel, the Jewish people and the Druze community. "But we still have challenges from almost every perspective.

Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack. Many then met relatives they had never seen before.

Medieval Ashkenazic Jews lived in ancient villages in northeast Turkey known as “ancient Ashkenaz” – which was close to the mountainous homeland of the Druze. Druze women in Isfiya, one of the largest Druze villages in Israel. Shutterstock. Our findings explain a 1,000-year saga of two people living side by side in these lands.

DAMASCUS . The spiritual leader of the Druze community expressed Syrians’ desire to establish a state that upholds the rule of law, embraces all its citizens and safeguards Syria’s sovereignty ...

The Druze people of Israel are a genetic sanctuary of ancient lineages of DNA, researchers reported on Wednesday. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

They led the Great Syrian Revolt against French colonial rule, fighting for liberalism, the rule of law, and human rights for all. This religious minority known for its dignity, neutrality, resiliency, and peaceful resistance is now being targeted by Jihadi militias supported by the Syrian regime, with tanks artillery, and heavy weapons.