News about Druze • Syria • Israel

The two countries have been locked in a perpetual war since the establishment of Israel in 1948, with their most significant and direct armed engagements being in the First Arab–Israeli War in 1948–1949, the Third Arab–Israeli War in 1967, and the Fourth Arab–Israeli War in 1973.

However the Druze do not identify as Muslim. They believe in reincarnation and do not accept converts. In Syria, they are estimated to number around 700,000 and make up about 3% of the country's population.