EXCLUSIVE: Druze delegation to meet Syrian gov't officials in UAE

Saudi and Druze sources confirmed to i24NEWS that the delegation will be headed by Israeli Druze community leader Mowafaq Tarif in an effort to stabilize the situation in Syria

Ariel Oseran
Ariel Oseran ■ Senior Middle East Correspondent, i24NEWS English Channel ■ 
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Druze clergymen in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, wave to the Druze community on the other side of the border with Syria
Druze clergymen in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, wave to the Druze community on the other side of the border with SyriaAP Photo/Leo Correa

A delegation of Israeli Druze is set to meet Syrian government officials in the United Arab Emirates, i24NEWS learned Wednesday.

The senior Israeli delegation will be led by the head of the community, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, according to a Saudi source and a Druze source.

This is part of efforts by the Syrian government, under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, to ease tensions with the community in his country after violence against Druze by jihadists in southern Syria.

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Israeli-Druze delegation to visit UAE for Syria talks

The sides will meet in Abu Dhabi, although a spokesperson for Tarif declined to confirm the meeting. He did say that Tarif is engaged in both local and regional discussions to de-escalate the situation in Syria.

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