... there are plenty of Israeli Jews with relatives in Syria, Iran, Iraq and Yemen. Other countries as well, I am certain, where Israelis may not travel. Why should the Druze be treated differently than other Israelis? That would be undemocratic. If Israeli Jews cannot enter Syria to visit THEIR families, neither can the Druze -- particularly Golan Druze, whose loyalties are, shall we say, fungible at best ... and always for sale to the highest bidder. If the Druze wish to go to Syria, they will have to remain there. Then, they can visit their holy site whenever they wish. But going back and forth -- no. That cannot be permitted, for security reasons.

The U.S. Goverment restarted the program "people to people" intended to keep in touch, or bring together americans and cubans through cultural and educational interests

And yet the Tel Avivians are probably lining up to eat Druse Humus in the Golan Go figure this people ??!!r

I respect druze, with the exception of the Golan ones, but they can't breach the laws, for mantaining contacts with their lebanese and syrian brethrens. They hate israel, so these sheikhs know that their behavior was illegal. And no, israel won't meddle in syrian civil war because of syrian druze, who hate it.

Come on, bringing Humus in the argument?

You seem to have no difficulty yourself in travelling outside of Israel. Why are you so special?

Let the Druze travel. A "Democracy" such as the fine state of Israel could use such ambassadors. Don't punish them because they are looked down on by the majority race in power in Israel. Why should they dance the dubque to celebrate their county's apartheid policies.

You got it very wrong, the Druse are most certainly not looked down upon by Israelies.Most of us have served with them in the army and we hold them in high regard.

Thank you Sara for your most learned and illuminating post.

in Israel in order to get the right to be looked upon?

They are supporters of one of the most murderous regimes in world history over 100,000 civilians men women and many many children are dead 2 million freezing in tents around the area and starving to support these efforts is criminal but still Druse Humus is exotic to the Tel Aviv crowd bored with their endless pub crawls and Saturday night pseudo "protests" against animal cruelty but not human cruelty supporters in the Druse leadership

crawl out from under the rocks and identify yourself..............