variants
or Druse
plural Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses
often attributive
: a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centered in Lebanon and Syria
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In Lebanon’s complex sectarian society – divided in broad terms between Shia and Sunni Muslims, Christians and Druze – many parts of the population do not support Hezbollah.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
While Hezbollah still retains the trust of 85% of Shiites, only 9% of Sunnis and Druze and 6% of Christians trust the militia.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
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Horror at deaths of 12 children unites Druze across borders.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Haniyeh’s death came within 24 hours of the elimination of top Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr, the mastermind behind Hezbollah’s rocket campaign against northern Israel that resulted in the massacre of twelve children playing soccer in the Israeli Druze community Majdal Shams.
—The Editors, National Review, 1 Aug. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
While Hezbollah still retains the trust of 85% of Shiites, only 9% of Sunnis and Druze and 6% of Christians trust the militia.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
Related Articles Israel kills militants in the West Bank as a nervous region watches latest on cease-fire talks
Iran says a short-range projectile killed Hamas’ Haniyeh and reiterates vows of retaliation
Horror at deaths of 12 children unites Druze across borders.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Haniyeh’s death came within 24 hours of the elimination of top Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr, the mastermind behind Hezbollah’s rocket campaign against northern Israel that resulted in the massacre of twelve children playing soccer in the Israeli Druze community Majdal Shams.
—The Editors, National Review, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Druze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Druze. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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