A fighter from the Druze Liwa al-Jabal militia points to an area believed to be operated by smugglers and armed groups, at an outpost in Syria's southern province of Sweida, March 4, 2025.

The documentary “Shout,” screened at the Haifa International Film Festival, outlines the dilemmas facing young Druze from the Golan Heights who leave to study in Damascus and cannot return.

Broadly supported in much of Israel, the assault on Hezbollah has deeply divided the Druze, a minority group that inhabits areas spanning national borders across much of the Middle East.

Not all Druze believe in reincarnation, but many families embrace those they believe are their previous loved ones. The creased old photo, he says, was from his daughter in his past life, who gave ...