the Druze community in Israel is the smallest of the Druze communities in the Middle East, yet it has essentially become the shield of the Druze, a center of gravity that can provide assistance to ...

The people of Majdal Shams were scared to normalize or become citizens of Israel because of the Assad regime,” Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif told JNS. “Now the situation is different.” ...

The Middle East is changing. The spread of radical Sunni terror demands a strong, secure, and expanded Israel. A larger Israel would serve as a shield against the forces of chaos, a bastion of ...

The leader of Syria’s Druze, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, has condemned Israel’s invasion of Syria and said his country needs to maintain its social and territorial unity. Speaking to Middle East ...

Laila Nicola analyzes Israel's renewed interest in forging alliances with ethnic minorities in the Middle East.

But in the southwestern town of Suwayda, a small group of Druze fighters are reluctant to give up their arms. These fighters from the Druze religious minority say they prefer to rely on their own ...

The Druze reject Islamic rule and prefer a decentralized government in Syria, a commander from the minority group said on ...

Druze communities all around the Middle East have again rejected it: Druze leaders in Syria's Suwayda declared that the governorate (comprised mainly of Druze citizens) was an integral part of ...

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The incoming U.S. administration should be cautious about involving Mr. Macron or France in restoring some semblance of order to the Middle East.