As of mid-2025, 6,006 Druze in the Golan, roughly 20% of the 29,000-strong community, hold Israeli citizenship. This surge ...

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — As violence exploded inside Syria between the Druze religious minority and the new government in Damascus, neighboring Israel’s own Druze community was watching ...

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.

Israel said it was acting to defend the Druze, who form a substantial community in Israel and are seen as a loyal minority there, often serving in the Israeli military. Barrack said in a statement ...