For first time: Druze clergy allowed passage to Syria
Interior Minister Eli Yishai approved for the first time the passage of 300 Druze clergy with Israeli citizenship into Syria. The delegation will leave on a one-week visit, passing through the Sheikh Hussein Crossing into Jordan, and from there continuing to Syria.
To date, the right of passage into Syria was only given to residents of the Golan Heights. According to the law, Israeli citizens are not allowed to visit countries that are defined as enemy states. (Hagai Einav)
