Five Druze residents of the Golan Heights have been placed under administrative arrest for five months by the military commander of the area, for allegedly inciting to violence and threatening community members who opted for Israeli citizenship.
They include Sheikh Kamal Kanj Abu-Salah, a former member of the Syrian Parliament who was sentenced to 20 years in prison some years ago, on charges of spying for Syria. He was released after serving one year.
The detention of the five was welcomed by Druze who have taken Israeli citizenship, but it was denounced by nationalistic elements in the community. The detainees are said to have issued a public appeal against Israei, using phraseology similar to the Palestine Liberation Organization’s National Covenant
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