🚨 An Urgent Appeal for #Sweida: Do Not Let Us Go Offline.
On August 17, Starlink’s current Global Unlimited Roam service is set to end for existing users in Sweida, putting one of the few independent internet lifelines available to the community at risk. The problem is not simply that the remaining plans are more expensive. The available Global Priority plans are significantly costlier, and restrictions on commercial use make it difficult for local providers to continue operating the community distribution networks that currently allow Starlink connections to be shared with households through local towers at affordable prices.
Without this option, Sweida risks being pushed back onto Syria’s aging and fragile telecommunications infrastructure—largely dependent on outdated copper networks and mobile internet, both of which remain vulnerable to state control and disruption. During the July 2025 violence, communications were repeatedly disrupted at critical moments, making it harder for civilians to reach the outside world, document attacks, and ensure that what was happening could not simply be hidden behind a blackout.
For the #Druze community and the civilians of Sweida, independent internet access is therefore not a luxury or a commercial convenience. It is a lifeline.
We appeal to the State of #Israel, #Starlink, and anyone capable of helping to urgently find a solution that keeps Sweida connected. If a humanitarian exception can be made for Starlink, we ask for it. If not, help us establish another reliable and independent communications solution.
Whatever the solution may be, please do not leave Sweida dependent on networks that can be controlled or switched off when its people need the outside world the most.
Do not let Sweida go offline.
@Starlink@elonmusk@Israel@shlomo_karhi@netanyahu@MOSSADil@Israel_Alma_org
🚨 An Urgent Appeal for #Sweida: Do Not Let Us Go Offline.
On August 17, Starlink’s current Global Unlimited Roam service is set to end for existing users in Sweida, putting one of the few independent internet lifelines available to the community at risk. The problem is not simply that the remaining plans are more expensive. The available Global Priority plans are significantly costlier, and restrictions on commercial use make it difficult for local providers to continue operating the community distribution networks that currently allow Starlink connections to be shared with households through local towers at affordable prices.
Without this option, Sweida risks being pushed back onto Syria’s aging and fragile telecommunications infrastructure—largely dependent on outdated copper networks and mobile internet, both of which remain vulnerable to state control and disruption. During the July 2025 violence, communications were repeatedly disrupted at critical moments, making it harder for civilians to reach the outside world, document attacks, and ensure that what was happening could not simply be hidden behind a blackout.
For the #Druze community and the civilians of Sweida, independent internet access is therefore not a luxury or a commercial convenience. It is a lifeline.
We appeal to the State of #Israel, #Starlink, and anyone capable of helping to urgently find a solution that keeps Sweida connected. If a humanitarian exception can be made for Starlink, we ask for it. If not, help us establish another reliable and independent communications solution.
Whatever the solution may be, please do not leave Sweida dependent on networks that can be controlled or switched off when its people need the outside world the most.
Do not let Sweida go offline.
@Starlink@elonmusk@Israel@shlomo_karhi@netanyahu@MOSSADil@Israel_Alma_org
We recognize that both Druze and Christians made mistakes in the past. Those mistakes came at a great cost and affected our presence and future in the Eastern Mediterranean.
But history has also taught us something important: our partnership is essential to our well being, and our future lies in a strategic partnership built on mutual respect, dignity and shared interests.
For more than nine centuries, Druze and Christians in Mount Lebanon have shared a history of coexistence, peace, harmony and prosperity. When the Druze were led by those who did not truly represent their interests or identity, we drifted away from our rightful path.
Today, we are correcting that path. We are being true to ourselves, to our roots and to the mountain.
Together, with our Christian brothers and sisters, we will reclaim what is ours and work toward a better future for Mount Lebanon.
We recognize that wounds remain on both sides. They must be acknowledged, healed and replaced with trust.
Our sons and daughters deserve better. They deserve to live, thrive and build their future in their homeland, Mount Lebanon.
We read history not to remain trapped in it, but to learn from it.
The future is ours to build, together.
We recognize that both Druze and Christians made mistakes in the past. Those mistakes came at a great cost and affected our presence and future in the Eastern Mediterranean.
But history has also taught us something important: our partnership is essential to our well being, and our future lies in a strategic partnership built on mutual respect, dignity and shared interests.
For more than nine centuries, Druze and Christians in Mount Lebanon have shared a history of coexistence, peace, harmony and prosperity. When the Druze were led by those who did not truly represent their interests or identity, we drifted away from our rightful path.
Today, we are correcting that path. We are being true to ourselves, to our roots and to the mountain.
Together, with our Christian brothers and sisters, we will reclaim what is ours and work toward a better future for Mount Lebanon.
We recognize that wounds remain on both sides. They must be acknowledged, healed and replaced with trust.
Our sons and daughters deserve better. They deserve to live, thrive and build their future in their homeland, Mount Lebanon.
We read history not to remain trapped in it, but to learn from it.
The future is ours to build, together.
They imposed false identities upon our Druze people in Mount Lebanon. For generations, Arabism and Islamism were imposed upon us, pulling us away from the truth of who we are.
We may have drifted from our roots, but we never truly forgot them. Deep within us, we know who we are. We feel our roots running through these mountains, carried by the spirit of wisdom that has guided our people through darkness and toward the light.
After a century of being lost in causes that do not belong to us, we are correcting our path.
We are returning to our truth. Embracing our identity. Reconnecting with our roots.
And lighting the way for ourselves, and for the generations yet to come.
Back to our roots. Back to ourselves.
كتب المفكر سامي الكيال:
الشعور بالظلم فيما يتعلق بالممارسة الإسلامية المعاصرة بنيوي فيها، وبالانفصال عن الحدث الخارجي. مهما كان المجتمع مؤسلما، والشعائر الدينية ذات أفضلية قمعية، فسيستمر إحساس الظلم، وسيعمل الممارسون الدينيون اهئ اهئ. وذلك لأن هنالك فكرة تكوينية في الممارسة الإسلامية عن الاستحقاقية والسيادة الكاملة، التي تطالب دائما بالمزيد، ولا يمكن تلبيتها، وحتى لو تمت تلبيتها، فستكتشف مجالا جديدا للمزاودة، في تصاعد لا نهائي لا يشبع.
يعني بنيت عشرات آلاف الجوامع؟ لا يكفي، نريد الأرض كلها جامعا.
جعلت الأرض كلها جامعا؟ لا يكفي، يجب أن يخضع الجميع للمصلين على تلك الأرض.
خضع الجميع للمصلين؟ لا يكفي، يجب أن يغيروا من أنفسهم وسلوكهم ومظهرهم وهويتهم، ليتناسبوا مع مزاج المصلين.
غير الجميع هويتهم لأجل المصلين؟ لا يكفي، سنبحث في التفاصيل الصغيرة، لنكتشف مخالفة أو عصيانا هنا أو هناك.
لم نجد مخالفة؟ لا يكفي، سنعلق ببعضنا، لنزاود من هو الأكثر تطرفا في جعل الأرض جامعا واخضاع الآخرين.
وهكذا دواليك، إلى ما لا نهاية، وبالطبع نحن مظلومون، لأنه هناك، اهئ اهئ، من سيطفح به الكيل، ويعرقل حقنا الطبيعي في السعي لتلك اللانهاية.
هذا نوع من السيادة أساسا، إذ أن المتدين يرى في تدينه قدرة على فرض القوة والسيطرة، بناء على منظومة اجتماعية وثقافية وسياسية تمنح القوة للتدين، ما يفتح له مجالا مشرعنا ومفتوحا لمحاولات فرض السيادة، وربما لا يوجد له أي مجال آخر للقوة سوى هذا.
هذه الديناميكية تخلق الوحوش والمسوخ بالضرورة، ويصعب ترويضها وفرض السيطرة عليها حتى من قبل الجهات التي أطلقتها في البداية، أي الدول التي دينها الإسلام، فتضطر هي نفسها للدخول في حلبة المزاودة اللانهائية هذه، إذ تتصاعد بالنسبة لها ضرورة الأسلمة، بوصفها المجال المركزي لفرض السيادة، وطبعا سيزيد هذا شعور الظلم لدى المتدينين، لأن سرعة الدول والجماعات السياسية في فرض الأسلمة لا تتناسب مع طموحاتهم اللانهائية، ومبادراتهم الشخصية لاكتساب القوة.
هذا الوحش المفترس، الذي لا يتوقف عن التضخم، يجب مواجهته بصرامة ووقاحة، ونزع الأسلمة ضرورة لاستمرار الحياة.
For more than a century under Greater Lebanon, the Druze have seen their political rights, identity, and presence in Mount Lebanon steadily eroded.
Greater Lebanon has had a disastrous impact on our people. The Lebanese Republic has failed, and it has failed us.
We have the right to self determination. We no longer want to remain trapped under a system that has repeatedly failed its people. It is time to seek a new path toward self governance.
Our future lies in returning to Mount Lebanon, our ancestral homeland. Together with our Christian brothers and sisters, as the indigenous communities of these mountains, we can build a new life rooted in dignity, freedom, identity, and mutual respect.
A future where we preserve who we are and build something better for our sons and daughters.
Mount Lebanon is our home. Its future must be decided by its people.
🚨‼️#German tv @dw_arabic has entered the cirkus of cheap propaganda against #Druze that preceded the genocidal ethnic cleansing campaign of #BlackJuly in 2025 that portrayed #Suwayda as drug trafficking capital. This is the #Islamist Julani propaganda that aims to demonise #Druze
@GermanyDiplo is so disparate to return Syrian refugees & appeasing #HTS terrorists!
https://t.co/FqqvP9BKOB
🚨‼️#German tv @dw_arabic has entered the cirkus of cheap propaganda against #Druze that preceded the genocidal ethnic cleansing campaign of #BlackJuly in 2025 that portrayed #Suwayda as drug trafficking capital. This is the #Islamist Julani propaganda that aims to demonise #Druze
@GermanyDiplo is so disparate to return Syrian refugees & appeasing #HTS terrorists!
https://t.co/FqqvP9BKOB
Let this be clear: none of the political figures claiming to represent the Druze people in Mount Lebanon represent us.
Every so called “Druze” politician has chosen to serve someone else’s agenda. Iranian, Qatari, Saudi, Turkish, or Islamist interests have repeatedly taken precedence over the interests, identity, and future of our own people.
We stand firmly with the people of Mount Lebanon in returning to our roots. To embrace our true identity. To be unapologetic. To be bold. To be true to the ancestors who fought, endured, and preserved our presence on this sacred land.
Our identity is not a political commodity. Our heritage is not a bargaining chip.
It is rooted in thousands of years of wisdom, dignity, kindness, and honor.
We know that a new chapter is being written for Mount Lebanon.
And we intend to be part of writing it.
@MountlbNexus 💯🇸🇨 we don’t need rigged elections with designed laws that keeps warlords at the helm of leadership while they send their thugs to steal and do drug trafficking. I mean @walidjoumblatt the traitor! 🤡
Let this be clear: none of the political figures claiming to represent the Druze people in Mount Lebanon represent us.
Every so called “Druze” politician has chosen to serve someone else’s agenda. Iranian, Qatari, Saudi, Turkish, or Islamist interests have repeatedly taken precedence over the interests, identity, and future of our own people.
We stand firmly with the people of Mount Lebanon in returning to our roots. To embrace our true identity. To be unapologetic. To be bold. To be true to the ancestors who fought, endured, and preserved our presence on this sacred land.
Our identity is not a political commodity. Our heritage is not a bargaining chip.
It is rooted in thousands of years of wisdom, dignity, kindness, and honor.
We know that a new chapter is being written for Mount Lebanon.
And we intend to be part of writing it.
🚨✝️Statement issued by the parish of St. Michael #Church in the afflicted and occupied village of Al-Surah Al-Kabira, #Bashan Mountain:
For the second time, our Christian graves have been desecrated. Bodies were dug up, dragged out, and thrown into the streets with no regard for the sacred dignity of the dead. Statues of the Virgin Mary and #Jesus Christ inside the burial chambers were smashed.
A Christian delegation from our parish bought locks and repaired the doors after returning what remained of the bodies, hoping at least that the hands of the perpetrators would finally leave our dead in peace.
#Druze 🇸🇨 graves have suffered the same barbarity more than once. These acts of hatred against both our communities only deepen division at the very moment #Syria most needs respect for human dignity, freedom of belief, and the right of its indigenous peoples to live securely on their ancestral land. The right of self determination is embedded in the UN human rights of religious freedom @SDM_Swaida.
We, the sons and daughters of St. Michael’s parish, remain steadfast. We demand the safe return of all displaced residents of our villages. We call for real protection and the right of Christians and Druze of Bashan Mountain to determine our future together in peace and mutual solidarity.
Our faith seeks peace. We will not abandon this land — or each other.
🚨✝️Statement issued by the parish of St. Michael #Church in the afflicted and occupied village of Al-Surah Al-Kabira, #Bashan Mountain:
For the second time, our Christian graves have been desecrated. Bodies were dug up, dragged out, and thrown into the streets with no regard for the sacred dignity of the dead. Statues of the Virgin Mary and #Jesus Christ inside the burial chambers were smashed.
A Christian delegation from our parish bought locks and repaired the doors after returning what remained of the bodies, hoping at least that the hands of the perpetrators would finally leave our dead in peace.
#Druze 🇸🇨 graves have suffered the same barbarity more than once. These acts of hatred against both our communities only deepen division at the very moment #Syria most needs respect for human dignity, freedom of belief, and the right of its indigenous peoples to live securely on their ancestral land. The right of self determination is embedded in the UN human rights of religious freedom @SDM_Swaida.
We, the sons and daughters of St. Michael’s parish, remain steadfast. We demand the safe return of all displaced residents of our villages. We call for real protection and the right of Christians and Druze of Bashan Mountain to determine our future together in peace and mutual solidarity.
Our faith seeks peace. We will not abandon this land — or each other.
We are not claiming anything. We know that we are planting seeds of consciousness and awareness around Druze identity and the right to self determination in Mount Lebanon, so that future generations can sow their fruits and live with liberty and dignity in our ancestral lands.
We know that a new chapter is being written for Mount Lebanon: a chapter of self determination, freedom, and a return to our roots.
A chapter in which future generations are secure in their identity and no longer governed by imposed narratives that have distorted, marginalized, and hijacked our history and our presence in these mountains.
Our hand is outstretched to everyone who stands with us for a better future for Mount Lebanon.
We are not claiming anything. We know that we are planting seeds of consciousness and awareness around Druze identity and the right to self determination in Mount Lebanon, so that future generations can sow their fruits and live with liberty and dignity in our ancestral lands.
We know that a new chapter is being written for Mount Lebanon: a chapter of self determination, freedom, and a return to our roots.
A chapter in which future generations are secure in their identity and no longer governed by imposed narratives that have distorted, marginalized, and hijacked our history and our presence in these mountains.
Our hand is outstretched to everyone who stands with us for a better future for Mount Lebanon.
🚨#عاجل_الآن: ثورة نسائية راقصة تغزو شوارع سوريا #الجولاني للتعبير عن كمية الحرية الغير موجودة أصلاً غير في ظهور مقاطع لنساء منقبات تماماً يرقصون على أنغام موسيقى كافرة والعياذ بالله..
#سينغافوا بورا، حنلعب فيها كورا ⚽️ #سوريا_الجديدة لن تموت من تراكم القمامة، لكن من الرقص..