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After HTS rise to power in Syria, uncertainty looms for the Druze community

A video shared online shows what appears to be a call from Druze villages to be placed under Israeli sovereignty.

After HTS rise to power in Syria, uncertainty looms for the Druze community

Israeli Druze protest in Tel Aviv against a controversial law defining Israel as the "nation-state of the Jewish people," Aug. 4, 2018. (Credit: AFP)

The video has been widely shared on Syrian social media since Friday. It shows a meeting between representatives of six predominantly Druze villages near the Israeli-occupied and annexed Golan Heights in southwestern Syria.The representatives...
The video has been widely shared on Syrian social media since Friday. It shows a meeting between representatives of six predominantly Druze villages near the Israeli-occupied and annexed Golan Heights in southwestern Syria.The representatives...