While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s ...

If Israel proceeds with a plan to divide Syria to “protect” the Druze in the south, it would have to send ground forces into Sweida - an area nearly a quarter the size of Israel. Military conquest ...

Scores of people have been killed in Syria's southern governorate of Suwayda after clashes began between local Sunni Bedouin ...

Jihadist-turned-President Ahmed al-Sharaa wants to unify Syria after its 14-year civil war. But domestic and external ...

Currently, Israel stands virtually alone in recognizing and countering the strategic peril posed by Erdogan’s Turkey and ...

Israel's attacks on Syrian territory served other purposes than to protect the Druze minority, observers say. What is driving ...

Veteran Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Thursday criticized Israel for fueling unrest in southern Syria by ...

Ties between Turkey and Israel have reached a critical low point, primarily driven by Turkey's increased military presence ...

Israel acted not out of expansionist aims but out of duty to protect its allies, the Druze, while balancing national interests in an unstable Syrian arena ...

When I was in Israel in May this year, I was fortunate to experience a traditional dinner in the home of a Druze family and ...

Sectarian clashes in Southern Syria have shattered expectations of a speedy peace process between Jerusalem and Damascus.

The Israeli strikes targeted a compound housing Syria's Ministry of Defence and areas near the presidential palace in central Damascus, as well as military positions in Suwayda province.