Some minorities may see benefits in allying with Israel today. Syria is now ruled by a former al-Qaeda leader. A recent ...

In witnessing the persecution and suffering of the Middle East’s Christian communities, Israel is willing to posture itself as a defender of minorities suffering from extreme Islamism.

is that the Russian Israelis’ secular Zionism very often comes together with exclusionary Jewish nationalism and outright xenophobia against Israel’s ethnic minorities, most notably Israeli Arabs.

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatthas accused Israel of exploiting followers of his minority faith in Syria as part of a broader plan to divide the Middle East along sectarian lines. Israel wants ...

Israel has a significant Druze minority of its own who are loyal and good citizens of Israel who fight in its army. So, Israel has a deep domestic concern and interest with making sure that Druze ...

In recent weeks, Sharaa has taken a harsher stance on Israel’s moves, condemning its advances as “hostile expansionism” while moving to reconcile with the very minorities Israel has courted.

Israel's attacks on Syrian ground serve two purposes, observers say. Its alleged protection of minorities helps its own security interests and efforts to forge ties with regional allies.

There are minority Druze communities in Israel, Syria and Lebanon. Syria's Islamist-led government on Monday said it had completed a military operation against a nascent insurgency. The violence ...

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Joumblatt has accused Israel of exploiting followers of his minority faith in Syria as part of a broader plan to divide the Middle East along sectarian lines.