Prominent Lebanese Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, plans to visit Syria soon to meet with its interim leader amid tensions between the Druze, the interim government, and Israel. Jumblatt accuses Israel of creating sectarian division and chaos in Syria. Israel has instructed its military to prepare to defend the Druze in Jaramana, a city on the outskirts of Damascus. The Druze religious sect is a minority group with over half of its members living in Syria.