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The Ongoing Impact of War on Israeli Society

The Fall of A s early as 2022, Shomrim exposed a growing trend of Druze
Assad’s Regime integration into Israeli society, marked by a steady increase in
and Its Impact Golan Druze applying for Israeli citizenship.
on the Druze In 2024, Shomrim revisited this issue, examining how the ongoing
conflict with Hezbollah—especially the deadly missile strike on Majdal
of the Golan Shams that claimed the lives of 12 children—alongside the collapse of the
Heights Assad regime and Syria’s uncertain future, have influenced this trend.

Using Freedom of Information requests, Shomrim uncovered data
Fadi Amun confirming that the naturalization trend is not only continuing but

accelerating and that this subject is no longer taboo in the Druze
community. These findings were published in The Times of Israel and
translated into Arabic for local Golan media.

The Sheikhs in Syria.
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