Druze, Syria and Golan Heights

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.
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.
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
Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, Islamist-led government in Damascus and Syria’s hostile neighbor, Israel, which has used the plight of the Druze as a pretext to intervene in the country.
Israel to issue work permits for Syrian Druze: Minister
Israel would issue work permits for Druze citizens of Syria to work in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced. The move would be made “soon,” Katz said in a statement,
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.
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
Netanyahu’s Pledge to Protect Syrian Druze Marks Major Shift in Israeli Policy
Netanyahu insisted, “We will not allow the forces of HTS [Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham] or the new Syrian Army to enter the area south of Damascus.” Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham is the Turkish-backed Islamist group that toppled Bashar Assad’s regime and took power.
Druze seek a place in a changing Syria, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, Islamist-led government in Damascus and Syria’s hostile neighbor, Israel, which has used the plight of the Druze as a pretext to intervene in the country.
Katz says Israel will soon allow Syrian Druze to enter Israel for work in the Golan Heights
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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,
Prominent Lebanese Druze leader says he will visit Syria soon as tensions with Israel simmer
A prominent Druze leader in Lebanon has said that he will soon visit Syria to meet its interim leader as tensions simmer ...
Israeli gov't approved five year plan for Druze, Circassian communities in the north
The five-year plan will have a budget of 3.9 billion shekels and will include an additional budget of 2.6 billion shekels.