Israeli Druze leaders have been urged to sever relations with the Druze community on the Golan Heights where a Syrian-directed spy ring was recently discovered by Israeli authorities. About 30 Druze from Majdal Shams village on the Golan Heights are being held in custody in connection with the ring’s operations.
Kamal Mansour, a Druze who is President Zalman Shazar’s advisor on minorities, called the meeting of Israeli Druze leaders to propose that they dissociate themselves from their Golan Heights brethren who do not “understand the relations that have developed between Israelis and Druze in Israel.” A decision was taken to hold a meeting with Druze leaders on the Golan Heights to explain the relations. The Druze have been loyal to Israel since its independence and serve in the Israeli Army.
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