A report in Hezbollah mocks Israeli reports of the plight of the Druze residents of Syria, saying that “Israel’s concern to the Druze people in Syria is hypocritical, and Israel is doing everything in its power to arm the ‘rebel terrorists,’ especially in the south of Syria.” The comment was aired on Al Manar, a Hezbollah-affiliated TV network.
Likud member Ayoub Kara, Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation and a member of the Druze community, dismisses the comment, calling it “nonsense they publish in an effort to generate conflict.”
Speaking to NRG, a Hebrew news website, Kara says that he is “committed to doing everything to assist the Druze living in Syria. This is a human tragedy and we must help them like we would any person from any nationality or religion who was in trouble.”
Last week, Kara revealed that “Israel is working for the Druze in Syria. This is done quietly, with no publicity. We cannot sit idly by as our brothers are massacred,” he said.
Ayoub Kara (photo credit: Jusmine/Wikimedia Commons)
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