Lebanon has a long history of sectarian violence, and the recent events in Syria are causing alarm among its religious ...

Protection rackets are starting to be addressed - evidenced by the intensified involvement of the Lahav 433 unit in the Negev and legislative amendments that have passed.

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“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.

Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the Druze-majority southern province of Sweida after days of clashes with ...