Reports from local media reveal that leaders of six Druze villages in southern Syria recently gathered near Mount Hermon to discuss a bold proposal: they want their villages annexed by Israel.
This decision comes from growing fear among the Druze community that they might face oppression from Sunni-led armed groups, who view them as a vulnerable national and religious minority.
The Druze in Syria have long been suspected of ties to Israel, largely because Syrian Druze and Israeli Druze share close family connections. Many of the Druze villages in southern Syria are located in a buffer zone controlled by the Israel Defense Forces, further complicating their situation.
In a related development, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently met with Sheikh Mawafek Tarif, the head of Israel’s Druze community, to discuss concerns about the safety of the Druze people in Syria.
