Since the beginning of the war the relationship between the Nation of Israel and Druze people has become better than ever. Even outside of Israel their community leaders have begun to show support for us.
The Druze have a religious tradition of loyalty to whoever controls the land they live on. This loyalty is rarely reciprocated. After those 12 beautiful children were blown to pieces by a Lebanese rocket last summer there was an immense outpouring of support and mourning from the entire nation. In Syria the Assad regime had spent years using Druze civilians as cannon fodder for terrorists. The entire community saw that difference.
More and more Golani Druze are applying for Israeli citizenship. After the fall of the Assad regime several Druze villages voted to secede and join Israel. A week ago a Syrian Druze military leader declared loyalty to Israel. Some Syria Druze militias have even declared they will fight against jihad for Israel.
According to some people this relationship may be ancient- there are some who believe the Druze are descendants of Jethro: father of Moses’s wife Tzippora
I believe that we are at the beginning of a region shaking friendship and I hope it continues to grow.
















