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A Druze IDF veteran reflects on Oct. 7—and fears for the future of his community

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 6 Aug

Nohad Mansour, a Druze IDF veteran, reflects on the recent violence in Israel, particularly in Druze communities like his own in Isfiya.

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Mourning the Children Killed in Majdal Shams

Hillel Kuttler in Tablet · 6 Aug

In Majdal Shams, a Druze town mourning the loss of 12 children killed by a rocket strike during a Hezbollah attack, the community grieves together, emphasizing their shared identity and rejecting a desire for revenge.

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In Majdal Shams, families mourn children killed in rocket attack — and feel the embrace of their Jewish neighbors

Deborah Danan in JTA · 31 Jul

In Majdal Shams, a Druze town in Israel, families mourn the tragic loss of children killed in a rocket attack, with one mother grieving the death of her son.

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The Druze community // A conversation with Eddie Nevoani, an Israeli Druze who resides in a village near the Lebanese border

Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter in Ami · 31 Jul

The text discusses the recent Hezbollah missile attack that killed 12 children in Israel, with a focus on the Druze community to which the victims belonged.

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‘Our whole community is hurting,’ says IDF’s first female Druze recruit

Jewish Chronicle · 30 Jul

Eman Safady, the first female Druze recruit in the IDF, expresses deep pain following a Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams that killed 12 young people in her community.

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'War never saved children. Most Druze say they don't want their tragedy to cause more killing'

Haaretz Weekly · 30 Jul

Following a tragic Hezbollah strike that killed 12 Druze children in Majdal Shams, the town faced immense grief and chaos, with ambulances, wounded children, and devastated families.

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At Gazala’s, New York City’s only Druze restaurant, Hezbollah attack on children draws solidarity diners

Julia Gergely in JTA · 29 Jul

Following a Hezbollah attack that killed 12 children in a Druze town in Israel, Gazalas, the only Druze restaurant in New York City, became a hub for solidarity.

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Awaiting the Next Surprise

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 29 Jul

Amidst escalating tensions in the north following a deadly Hezbollah missile attack on the Druze community of Majdal Shams, uncertainty looms over possible next moves by both sides.

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Twelve Murdered Children—and a Middle East on the Brink

Matti Friedman in The Free Press · 29 Jul

Twelve children were tragically killed by a Hezbollah rocket while playing soccer in the town of Majdal Shams on the Golan Heights in northern Israel.

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Rocket from Lebanon kills 12 children and teens in Israel, raising prospects of broader war

Ben Sales in JTA · 28 Jul

A rocket fired from Lebanon killed 12 children and teenagers in a Druze town in Israel, leading to fears of an escalation in conflict between Israel and the Lebanese terror group, Hezbollah.