Israel will adopt harsh measures against Druze “extremists” on the Golan Heights. According to Gen. Danny Matt, the Defense Ministry’s coordinator in the occupied territories, that is the only way to deal with them because talking to the extremists yielded no results, he said.
Matt made his remarks on a tour of the Golan Heights with Deputy Defense Minister Mordechai Zipori. He said a “tough hand” was necessary because some elements of the Druze population exerted pressure on their people not to accept Israeli identification cards.
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