Israel launches attack on Syria to protect Druze minority

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At least 73 people have been killed in two days of sectarian clashes in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday. Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, a spiritual leader of the Druze community, has condemned what he calls a “genocidal campaign” against his people. Aaron Y. Zelin, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, joins us for more.