For Months There Have Been Warnings of Angry Resistance by Many in Israel's Druze Communities. Like in Previous Crises, the Green Line Has Vanished and the Meaning of 'Blood Brothers' Is Beginning to Look More Like an Illusion
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May. 2, 2021 5:59 AM
The Lag Ba’omer hillula that ended in mass casualties on Mount Meron was not the only large gathering that was scheduled to take place in the Galilee last week. Tens of thousands of members of Israel’s Druze community had planned to visit the grave of Nabi Shuaib in Kfar Hittim on April 25, for the Habi Shuaib festival. But the Druze leadership canceled the pilgrimage in the wake of heavy pressure from the commander of the Israel Police Northern District, Maj. Gen. Shimon Lavi, and Israel’s coronavirus czar, Prof. Nachman Ash, on the grounds that it could become a superspreader event.