Hikmat al-Hijri is attempting to recast the Druze story through a Zionist lens

Hikmat al-Hijri is attempting to recast the Druze story through a Zionist lens Submitted by Wesam Sharaf on Thu, 08/27/2026 - 21:31 Druze leaders across the Levant must reject efforts by Israel and its supporters to subsume their centuries-old identity Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria’s Sweida governorate, has declared that the Druze are 'an inseparable part' of the state of Israel (Wikicommons) On Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria ’s Sweida governorate, made a remarkable statement this week. The Druze, he declared , are “an inseparable part” of the state of Israel , “even in terms of faith”. These comments should not be dismissed as just another provocative declaration by a religious leader opposing the government in Damascus.