Israel Reportedly Backs Druze Fighters in Syria as U.S. Pressures Damascus Toward Security Pact with Jerusalem

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau ChiefJERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Worthy News) – Israel is supplying weapons and paying salaries to thousands of Druze fighters in southern Syria while Damascus, under U.S. pressure, accelerates talks with Jerusalem over a possible security pact, according to multiple reports citing regional and intelligence sources.Two senior Druze commanders and a Western intelligence source told Reuters and Israel Hayom that Israel has provided arms and ammunitio