This is not a local tribal conflict. It is a coordinated, violent and barbaric attack by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa's forces, radical militias affiliated with global jihadism, ISIS-style groups and heavily armed criminal gangs. Their goal is to undermine the mountain’s autonomy, dismantle its leadership and humiliate those who for years have stood as an independent, moral and unbroken voice in Syria.
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Regime loyalists descend upon Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province
(Photo: Bakr ALkasem / AFP, Reuters)
Children are being slaughtered. Homes are being bombed. Innocent voices are being silenced. The mountain that has always defended itself is being abandoned at its moment of truth. And as we in Israel know all too well, silence in the face of massacre is not neutrality; it is complicity.
This is Israel’s moment of truth. The Druze in Israel fight shoulder to shoulder with IDF soldiers. They serve in combat units, pay a heavy price in blood and continue to proudly uphold the covenant of life between their community and the state.
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But a covenant is not a one-way street. When the mountain in Syria cries out, Israel cannot bow its head and say, “It’s not our concern.” Israel has a moral obligation to act. It has a strategic responsibility to halt the spread of jihadism near its northeastern border. And it has a historical, blood-bound alliance with its Druze partners.
What is needed now?
Immediate diplomatic action: A public call from the Foreign Ministry to prevent the massacre in the Druze Mountain, and the use of all available diplomatic tools to pressure Russia, Jordan and the United States.
Munir DahirHumanitarian assistance: The establishment of a Druze-Israeli-international framework to deliver medical supplies, shelters and communication equipment to the besieged population.
Public recognition: Israeli society must understand that the story of Sweida is also our story. This is not the struggle of “others”; it is the struggle of our allies, our sword-bearers, our partners in destiny.
The IDF must eliminate any forces approaching Sweida province.
We do not remain silent in the face of antisemitism in Europe. We did not stand idly by when the Yazidis were massacred. So why should we stay silent when our Druze brothers are fighting for their lives?
If Israel has a heart, let it show it now. If it has a debt, now is the time to repay it.