Feature ‘We've been living with the dead’: Al-Monitor's dispatch from Syria's Suwayda Despite a ceasefire, Suwayda residents remain traumatized by the clashes and revenge killings that destroyed long-standing trust between the Druze minority and Damascus. By Danny Makki , Angela Alsahwi
Analysis Israel, Syria hold first high-level talks in 25 years amid US de-escalation push The unprecedented meeting in Paris between Israeli and Syrian ministers indicate that both sides are interested in de-escalating tensions and advancing a security deal. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Family says US citizen killed in Syria’s Suwayda The US State Department said Monday that an American citizen was killed during the unrest in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda last week. Syria
Ceasefire fragile as Syria evacuates Bedouins in Suwayda, US urges accountability The Syrian government has moved some Bedouin families out of the southern province after clashes with Druze fighters intensified over the weekend. Syria
Analysis Suwayda clashes stoke Turkey's fears of Kurdish gains, Syria's fragmentation By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security
Analysis Why Iran is alarmed but vindicated by Syria's Druze crisis By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Analysis Why are Golan Heights Druze protesting Israel's wind turbines project? The state-backed project has ignited strong objections by the Druze in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, who fear for their health and for their rural way of life. By Rina Bassist In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs
Israeli ministers call for change in controversial Nationality Law Paying tribute to the Druze community and its contribution to the country, Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman called to change the controversial Nationality Law, which anchors the Jewish character of the State of Israel. Israel
Mixed feelings in Israel over first Druze city Residents of Maghar would have preferred Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked to announce it as a new Arab city, and not as the first Druze city in Israel. Israel
Druze woman appointed Jewish Agency representative in US Many within the Druze community are shaking their heads following news that former Knesset member Gadeer Kamal Mreeh has agreed to serve as emissary of the Jewish Agency. Israel
Will Netanyahu re-create Arab Affairs Ministry? Consideration linked to coalition talks and to the importance of the Arab constituency might persuade Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to re-create the Ministry for Minorities Affairs. Israel
Trump paves way for Israel to expand settlements in Golan Shortly after US President Donald Trump decided to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, Israel announced a plan to build 30,000 new housing units for settlers in the area. Palestine
Nationality Law leads some Druze to re-evaluate identity While Druze soldiers and generals in the Israel Defense Forces have taken the lead in protesting against the discriminatory aspects of the law defining Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, many Israeli Druze are saying the controversial legislation came as no surprise. Israel
Palestinian town in Israel shaken by Jerusalem killings The three Palestinian citizens of Israel who were killed by Israeli police following their attack against Al-Aqsa Mosque that left two Israeli soldiers dead hail from a Muslim-majority town where relatives and the community are trying to preserve the relative calm. Palestine
Help comes with dangerous strings for Syrian Druze town The Golan Heights town of Hadar has been suffering essentially siege conditions throughout the Syrian war, surrounded by the warring factions and unfriendly neighbors and manipulated by aid from both the regime and Israel. Israel
