"'We, the mountain tribes of Jordan, stand with our relatives—the Bedouin tribes of Sweida—who are enduring war crimes at the hands of al-Hijri’s militias.' That declaration, made by a coalition of Bedouin clans in Jordan, reflects a rising wave of tribal solidarity that’s rapidly crossing borders and inflaming tensions in the Middle East. What began as a bloody local feud in southern Syria has now become a regional tribal powder keg with geopolitical consequences.
In recent days, rallies in support of the Bedouin community have flared up across Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. Chants of brotherhood and promises of aid have echoed through city squares, matched by parallel waves of Druze support from their own regional kin. Yet one community remains largely silent: Israeli Bedouins, who—lacking deep ties to their Syrian counterparts—have kept their distance from this growing storm."
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