Israel: Druze confrontation with the state is deeper than anger at wind farm | Middle East Eye

Israel: Druze confrontation with the state is deeper than anger at wind farm | Middle East Eye The outburst of rage in large demonstrations from Syrian Druze last week and the subsequent violent Israeli crackdown might seem out of proportion to those thinking it's only a protest against the wind farm in the occupied Golan Heights. The Israeli project to build wind turbines on private Syrian land was certainly the trigger - but it unleashed deeper feelings of anger, hurt and humiliation which have been boiling for years.