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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?
What’s behind deadly clashes in Syria - and why did Israel intervene?
By Mostafa Salem, Mohammed Tawfeeq & Hira Humayun
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Arend Jan Boekestijn
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The Druse: An Insular Faith, Facing a Fractured Middle East www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/world/middleeast/who-are-druse-syria-israel-clashes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare via @NYTimes
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asad abukhalil أسعد أبو خليل
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You should ask the Atlantic Council: Is there any situation in which Israeli killing is not justified?
“Israel is acting to contain a potential deterioration of the security situation in Syria.”
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Marga Zambrana
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Not really an exclusive. Syria's understanding of U.S. and Israeli messages regarding its troop deployment to the south has actually been previously reported by the source of the scoop: @SyriaTransition But thanks for confirming with your own sources.
www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-believed-it-had-green-light-us-israel-deploy-troops-sweida-2025-07-19/
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Noah Smith 🐇
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America should ally with Syria's new government, and protect them against Israel.
www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/07/syria-violence-trump-dispute/683596/
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