Protection Minister Israel Katz has authorized the access of over 100 Druze sheikhs from Syria into Israel to consult with the Nabi Shu’ayb shrine close to Tiberias, Walla realized on Thursday.Nabi Shu’ayb used to be an historical Medinite prophet, and probably the most respected prophet within the Druze religion. As a result of Shu’ayb is regularly recognized as Jethro, Moses’s father in regulation, the shrine is once in a while known as Jethro’s Tomb in English.Once a year, the Druze perform a pilgrimage to the holy website online, the place, in step with Druze custom, the Prophet Shu’ayb is buried. Tomb of Nabi Shu’ayb in northern Israel (credit score: DR. AVISHAI TEICHER/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)Main points of visitAccording to the safety resolution, over 100 Druze sheikhs will have the ability to arrive in Israel from Syria and can be housed in Israel for one night time.The verdict to permit the access of the sheikhs used to be first reported by way of Reuters on Wednesday, then again Israel’s overseas ministry selected to not verify it.The crowd is anticipated to satisfy Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, non secular chief of the Druze neighborhood in Israel, in addition to different contributors of the neighborhood, and to consult with the shrine.In a an identical vein, the protection minister has introduced the access of dozens of Syrian Druze staff into the Golan Heights in Israel, following requests from Israeli Druze.
