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June 19, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=12905

Quiet in the Golan, For Now

(Israel Hayom) Yoav Limor - IDF officials on Wednesday said the border on the Golan Heights is quiet and there is no real danger to the Druze in Syria. The focus of attention right now is the Syrian Druze village of Hader, controlled by the Assad regime, where rebel groups have seized two Syrian military positions near the village but have not entered it. Contrary to reports circulated by Israeli Druze, who are worried about the fate of their brethren in Syria, the fighting this week has taken place near, but not inside, Hader and there has not been a massacre of Druze there. Many of the residents of Hader are armed and trained to fight. Moreover, Israel has delivered clear messages to rebel groups in Syria, cautioning them not to harm the Druze.

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