Druze Israelis remain on Lebanon border: ‘We’ll die defending our land if we have to’

Not long after the war began, the head of Israel’s Druze community, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, said the Druze people would not leave their homes in northern Israel but would stay and prepare to defend themselves in any way

HURFEISH, Israel – There was a constant flow of traffic on Route 89, the central road running through the Druze village of Hurfeish in northern Israel, and all the tables inside Sambousak HaErez, one of the most popular local...

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