Druze on Golan Heights protest against Israeli municipal election


Druze Arabs on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights hold an anti-election protest outside a municipal polling station in Majdal Shams, October 30, 2018 REUTERS/Ammar Awad

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) - Hundreds of Druze Arabs, some carrying Syrian flags, gathered outside the gates of a polling station on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday, trying to block their townspeople from voting in municipal elections.

Israeli police wearing helmets and carrying tear gas launchers cleared a path for would-be voters (PICTURED) outside the balloting centre in Majdal Shams.

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