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No intifada is expected on the Golan

Unlike the situation in the Palestinian territories, the Druz inhabitants of the Golan live in Peace with Israel. Most of them commute to the Israeli cities and villages, live their life peacefully with the Israeli authorities, and would never revolt against the Israeli army, in which many of their Druz brothers from within Israel serve. If vast majority of the “Syrians” of the Golan don’t want to become Syrian again, why should Israel betray them and “transfer” them to Syria?

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Syrian counter-arguments to above objection

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Not true. The Druze living in the occupied Golan Heights identify themselves as Syrians. They frequently demonstrate (peacefully) against Israel's occupation of their land and they want to reunite with their Druze relatives in Syria.

Here is a quote from Wikipedia's Druze page:

"Few of them (Druze living in the Golan Heights) have accepted full Israeli citizenship, and the majority are citizens of Syria.[41] Druze in the Golan are not drafted into the Israeli army (although a minority serve voluntarily) and many travel to Syria regularly to visit family or receive university degrees in Damascus. A year after Israel annexed the Golan, on April 14, 1982, the Druze communities around Mt. Hermon launched a six-month non-violent general strike in protest of Israel's annexation of the Golan."

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