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At the Nabi Shu ayb compound with Director of Operations Sheikh Ali Salman (left) (photo courtesy)
These are tense times for Druze spiritual leader, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif. His 120,000-strong Northern Israel community has been disproportionately afflicted by COVID-19 and yet slow to sign up for vaccination. The Sheikh has canceled Druze holiday celebrations to stem the spread of the disease and called for full compliance with Israel’s strict lockdown. His people are suffering, and he feels their pain. This past Thursday, though, I brought the Sheikh a message that made him smile.