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Explained: Who Are Bedouins And Why They Are Fighting The Druze In Syria

The Bedouins are traditionally nomadic, Arabic-speaking tribes who have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.

The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon

Lebanon has a long history of sectarian violence, and the recent events in Syria are causing alarm among its religious ...
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Analysis: Syrian Druze are not entitled to self-determination, and Kurds cannot yet pursue secession

Damascus’s new rulers may be unwilling or unable to protect Syria’s minorities, and calls have arisen to carve sovereign ...

The vision for developing the Negev is becoming reality despite the challenges

Protection rackets are starting to be addressed - evidenced by the intensified involvement of the Lahav 433 unit in the Negev ...

Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes ...
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‘No future here’: Bedouin hamlets are erased as residents flee ...

“The Bedouins don’t want trouble — since 1967 [when Israel captured the West Bank in the Six Day War] we haven’t caused any problems. We just want to live. We have no problem with Israel.