Elul 27, 5776, 9/30/2016
In today's headlines: תג בכותרות
 Revealed: Israeli Druze Joining AssadThere are Israeli citizens on both sides of Syria’s civil war. Druze join Assad while Arabs largely favor rebels.Golan: Rally in Support of AssadHundreds of Druze demonstrate in support of Assad's campaign against “terrorists” who serve “Zionists”. Israeli Druze Students Stranded in SyriaNot all Druze students studying in Syria returned home to Israel at the end of the school year, according to the International Red Cross. Druze Guard Indicted for Murder in Kotel KillingIndictment handed down against a security guard who several weeks ago opened fire on a Jew visiting the Kotel, killing him.Druze Leaders Appeal to Israel for Syrian BrethrenDruze leaders in northern Israel have appealed to the Israeli government to allow their children who crossed into Syria to return to Israel. Dayan: Israel Has a Choice Between Bad and WorseFormer IDF general says Israelis should give thanks each day for the Golan. Turkey's New Syrian Camps for Christians, KurdsTurkey is building new Syrian refugee camps for two minority groups, the Christians and the Kurds. Lebanese Druze Chief 'Sides With Devil'Lebanon's Druze leader has sided with the rebel Al-Nusra Front, a jihadist group which Washington lists as a terrorist organization. Temple-Era Sage's Tomb Defaced Near TzfatTomb of Yonatan Ben Uziel was desecrated, possibly by Druze. Elections Surprise: Arab Support for Jewish HomeThe Jewish Home party finds allies in Bedouin and Druze communities, takes votes from Labor. Balad MK Sa'id Naffaa Can Be Tried as CriminalIt is appropriate to remove the diplomatic immunity of Knesset Member Said Naffaa and try him as a criminal, a court ruled Wednesday. 10 Dead in Damascus Car BombAt least 10 people were killed and 41 others were wounded Monday in a car bombing on the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus. Israel, US Preparing for 'the Day After Assad'As the fighting grows fiercer and Bashar Assad's day of reckoning grows closer, Israel, US prepare for the aftermath of Assad's fall Vandals Damage Ancient Monk's Mill in GalileeApparent anti-Israeli vandals damaged an archaeological site featuring a monk's mill this weekend in the northern part of the country. Kara Charges Assad with Death of Druze LeaderDeputy Minister Ayoub Kara says President Bashar Assad is behind the death of a Druze leader who died in a mysterious 'accident'.Druze Anti-Assad Leader Dies in SyriaA Syrian Druze leader has been killed in the city of Soueida, the country's Waqf Ministry and its Druze Unitarians' Sect announced. Golan Druze Turning against AssadDruze in the Golan Heights are turning against Assad and protesting against his regime for the first since the Six-Day War in 1967. Boycott Campaigners Resort to Death ThreatsActivists pressing to boycott all things Israeli in Ramallah threatened to kill a popular Israeli-Arab singer on New Year's Eve Video OF IDF Drill: Two Languages, One MessageSoldiers of the IDF's Druze "Herev" battalion conduct a drill in the Golan Heights, capture targets and train with live fire. Whbee to Defend Israel in Washington, NYMK Majallie Whbee (Kadima) is invited to the UN in New York and Washington, DC by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He will defend Israel.Israel Allows Druze Pilgrimage to SyriaIsrael has relented and allowed 550 Druze to travel to Syria on their annual pilgrimage despite security warnings. ‘Infiltrators Returned to Syria’All of the Syrians who broke through Israel border have returned to Syria, say Druze in Majdal Shams. Druze Less Fertile than JewsAverage birthrate of Druze women in Israel is 2.5 children - down from seven in the 1970s. Murdered Druze Soldier HonoredDruze and Jews pay their respects to fallen soldier. MK Kara calls to build a new Samaria town in his name. Jews Moving to Druze VillagesAnother side-effect of the soaring housing prices in Israel: Possible assimilation. Some Israelis have taken to moving to low-rent Druze villages. Two Arabs Suspected of EspionageResidents of Druze village in Golan Heights are suspected of having ties to Syrian intelligence.Israeli Druze at Lebanon MeetingA delegation of 35 Israeli Druze leaders attended a worldwide conference of their brethren in Lebanon, with Israel's blessing.Druze Suspect Linked with EnemySecurity officers lifted a gag order and revealed the target of a police swoop Golan Sunday was a Druze resident suspected of aiding the enemy. Police Freed in Majdal ShamsPolice who entered the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan have been rescued after being attacked and surrounded by a violent mob.125,000 Druze Live in IsraelDruze are 1.7 percent of Israel's population, 8.1 percent of the Arab population. Their main holiday is this week. Eight Golan Druze Visit SyriaEight Druze residents of the Golan get permission to travel from Israel to Syria and back despite enmity between the two states. Apple Export to Syria BeginsBeginning March 2, apples grown by Druze citizens of Israel in the Golan will be exported into Syria. Druze Jailor ArrestedAn officer in the Prisons' Service is suspected of smuggling cellphones into a jail, for the use of terrorist prisoners. Arab MK to be IndictedAttorney General Menachem Mazuz has decided to indict Arab MK Sa’id Naffaa in connection with his trip to Syria in October 2007. |
