I was raised in Kiryat Shmona and have nothing but love for our Druze brothers and sisters, whether they call themselves Israeli or Syrian.

@farestimani9204

Жыл бұрын

We're not your brothers, and we are not your sisters. Unless you're from our tribe.

@ForeverRepublic

Жыл бұрын

@@farestimani9204 Lol, I assume you're from the Golan. In the rest of Israel, Druze are our brothers. It is written into the fabric of our country.

@farestimani9204

Жыл бұрын

@@ForeverRepublic the Golan is Syrian land, annexed, occupied by foreigners who have no ties to the land. The Druze in the 48 are our brothers and sisters. We have no ties to the settlers. That’s a false narrative.

@ForeverRepublic

Жыл бұрын

@@farestimani9204 The government said for decades that if Syria signed a peace treaty with us, the Golan would be returned. We use to occupy the Sinai. But then Egypt signed a treaty in 1979, so the Sinai was returned. Since then we have no problems with Egypt. It's not an unreasonable request. We took the Golan because the Golan was used to bomb and kill fishermen in the Kinneret. Every Israeli who was alive remembers these days. Had the Golan not been in Israel's hands, Jabet Al-Nusra would have killed all the Druze for being "kuffar." I was in the army when they took the southern portion of the Golan, we watched it happen from Mt Hermon. Please help me understand what is so horrible about living in Israel? Do we not treat you fairly? Because the "Druze in the 48" have been fighting and dying for Israel in every single war since 1948. We had an acting Druze president in 2007 named Madjalli Wahabi. We have Druze in the Knesset and in the airforce and in every single sector of Israeli life.

@farestimani9204

Жыл бұрын

@@ForeverRepublic first of all, LOL at your Arabic. It’s “Kafir” and there was never a peace treaty except for the one proposed by the Arab league. It was denied by the settler colonial entity because it called for the Palestinian right to return. You don’t want peace, you want assimilation. A colonizing entity isn’t any different than another occupying power. Two wrongs don’t make one right or one less of an evil. If every Druze refused service, would we have those people in power? No. No one recognizes the settler entity. Even within the 48, we know who we are, and where we come from. Our ancestry has nothing to do with the European refugees or those who claim biblical ties to a land they nor their ancestors have any claim to. We’re not settlers or any entity assimilating as such. We are Druze. We are from the land, of this land, and will remain in our lands till the end of days. You on the other hand, won’t be.

Loved watching this video, beautiful place, and the Druze seem so friendly and relaxed.

@lesliesmith5797

6 ай бұрын

The Druze are also very hospitable and really make you feel welcome and at home. Wonderful people 🦋💗🇮🇱

@talzeiger

6 ай бұрын

They really are some of the kindest people I've met while traveling.

@AshG786

3 ай бұрын

@@lesliesmith5797yeh they look wonderful 🇸🇾

One evening many years ago when visiting ,I was invited to a Druze wedding. The. orchestra played,drums of food cooking ,stars blessing the events.First class hospitality. Truly,one of the finest evenings I have ever had.Bless,Protect and Speed Everyone 🕊🔥❣️🙏💐

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a very unique experience!

@jigold22571

2 жыл бұрын

The Gentleman owned a Jewelry store in the old city.We went in an Eldorado convertible Cadillac in 1977 outside the City.I was the only American etc..Never an evening since quite as magical.People beyond gracious and friendly to an unexpected guest.💐🕊🔥❤🙏

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

@@jigold22571 What a story...

As an Israeli this is an excellent video. The Druze people are very good people in my experience

@farestimani9204

2 жыл бұрын

We’re also an occupied people ✌️

@MM-bt8ke

2 жыл бұрын

@@farestimani9204 we? Who are you? Are you famous? How am i suppose to know who is "we" when you say that?

@farestimani9204

2 жыл бұрын

@@MM-bt8ke the title of the video and whole subject is the Druze in the Golan heights. It’s really not that difficult at all.

@MM-bt8ke

2 жыл бұрын

@@farestimani9204 you can't be a druze. Because you don't know the first thing about Druze... IF YOU ARE A DRUZE; you would know that druze history is nomadic. They don't claim land as their own, they never have. A druze doesn't have history or direct ties to Israel or Syria or Lebanon or Jordan.. they are peaceful and generally respect the law of whatever land their living on. You must be an entitled privilege American who in recent years have become obsessed with being a victim and call themselves "opressed" because their government tells them they can't own an assault rifle and carry it in a shopping mall.. so stop with the bs.. you are not a druze, your not oppressed and you are not a victim.

@farestimani9204

2 жыл бұрын

@@MM-bt8ke we can’t claim autonomy or sovereignty * please next time actually know what you’re talking about versus reading Wikipedia.

Such beautiful reporting. Beautiful land with good people. 👍 I always feel attracted to the Golan Heights. I think it's the peaceful life style , the mountains and the green land.

@cango5679

6 ай бұрын

seems wonderful. now I get why the zionists stole it from Syria.

Majdal Shams is so interesting to me! I visited there, years ago. I have great respect for the Druze people. Fiercely independent. Historically, they've been pawns stuck between many different larger powers. I can understand their hesitancy to accept Israeli rule (although, from a practical POV, I can't see their lives being better under any other regime). Regardless, you've shown done a wonderful job just showing a bit of their lives! Thank you.

@talzeiger

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very glad to hear people's opinion

@sreebuszeebus1343

6 ай бұрын

Pawns? Lmao you have not ready history at all. We ruled from Haifa to Latakia under Fakhreddine. We created the modern states of Syria and Lebanon. We massacred Jews in the 17th century. Put respect on our name you peasant

@benschaeffer8102

6 ай бұрын

I have been to Majdal Shams also, I met many Druze villagers. They were VERY friendly.

This was exactly the insight I was looking for :) great minidocumentary!

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that!

The Golan is BEAUTIFUL!

Really interesting. And your interviews and interpretations were sensitive and thoughtful. Well done.

@talzeiger

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate that a lot!

I am a Druze from Syria. I have family members in Golan heights that we never met.

@talzeiger

6 ай бұрын

Wow, I hope this video was interesting to you, it is exciting to me that people on the Syrian side of the border watch this. I hope that someday things will start changing in our region, and the families who have been effected most will find a certain closure.

Used to live on the Syrian side of the golan when i was a kid, i would love to visit my Syrian brothers and sisters in the occupied golan and experience the natural beauty. Ill visit when the conflict between Israel and Palestine is solved peacefully.

Очень итнтересно было посмотреть. Нужно сказать что ролик сделан очень профессионально, смотрится комфортно, музыка подходящая, хорошо снято. Вобщем здорово!

@dinamirkin9790

2 жыл бұрын

Присоединяюсь! Просто нечего добавить к написанному! Молодец Таль!

Great insight, exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you!

Nicely done, Tal. Very fair.

I was told that when they talk in private, they say that most don't take Israeli passports for two reasons: 1. Because they think that Israel will finally give the Golan back, and they don't want to be considered traitors. 2. Because they are afraid of the consequences for their relatives living in Syria. But otherwise many would gladly take the Israeli citizenship. Of course, they won't tell this in front of a camera.

Love to visit Golan Heights one day.Love the Druz Great video . Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

@talzeiger

6 ай бұрын

I hope you will! I would definitely like to visit Papua New Guinea one day.

@Micah-me2tm

6 ай бұрын

@talzeiger hope so...good luck.

Very intetesting video. Unusual to have such up-close and honest interviews. Well done. Kol ha kavod! 🤗

Outstanding reportage!

You've earned yourself a new subscriber! Good documentary!

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I was in this village very nice and beautiful , peaceful place

Great Video! It shows the problem why Israel has to keep the Golan due to security reasons.

After several generations, they will be called the "Lost Tribe of Druze."

Young man, this was quite interesting. Thank you.

Very well explained .thanks

Very interesting video. Thank you for posting this.

Congratulations to your very good documentary, young man😊. God bless you! Greetings from Germany

@augen8819

6 ай бұрын

Ihr habt die Juden nach unten vertrieben vergiss nicht

Nice❤

love for the Druze❤

At the moment The Druze is considered lucky their areas are under Israel's territory. the Syrian state are having terrible times dealing with civil war and fighting the Islamic terrorists group.

Great content young man!

@talzeiger

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Have you seen any druze in traditional clothing? (Sherwal and tarboush)

@talzeiger

6 ай бұрын

Actually, traveling there you see men in traditional clothing quite often, I think the religious ones have to dress this way, and many of the women wear a white cloth.

@jimbopaw

6 ай бұрын

@@talzeiger Thank you, good to know. I've seen it in Lebanese villages, wondering if it's the same in Israel. Yes I think this type of clothing indicate some sort of religious status.

that Druze girl at the minute 7:39 is simply astonishing.

Is that the see of Galilee?

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

No, it's actually "Lake Ram", that is significantly smaller.

Great video, following!

This is a fantastic documentary.

@talzeiger

28 күн бұрын

Thank you! Check out some of my newer videos

Excellent video. Subbed.

Beautiful. I wish we could make peace with Israel, imagine what kind of region it would be. The land of milk and honey for real.

@talzeiger

6 ай бұрын

Sometimes I imagine how it would be if the borders between my country and its neighbors were like the borders in the EU... Our lives would be very different.

@theodensonofthengel5787

6 ай бұрын

@@talzeiger As a Lebanese. I dream of that day.

@lisahall6869

4 ай бұрын

Opinion on America border ??

Syria ❤

Tal you are doing a beautiful job for a you

Golsn os part of Syria

Hey Kid Do you like Assad and hezbolla so much?

@akragas4394

Жыл бұрын

cosa te lo fa pensare ?

The Druze are descended from Jethro the Midianite (Moses’ father-in-law). The Druze are ‘good guys’ 😀👍 Simonline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤔🇮🇱😀👍

thanks

remember,in my teens in israel,golan apples was something else.

@untitled7184

2 жыл бұрын

And today?

I am from majdal shams and other than the firework violence at night from teens, majdal shams is so friendly i can recognize some people in this video because they are my relatives😂

@talzeiger

28 күн бұрын

Wow, you are from an incredibly special place. I now watched this video again after a long time and felt quite nostalgic for Majdal Shams, I'll go there as soon as I can.

@therelaxingwonders

27 күн бұрын

@@talzeiger i will be going soon despite the ongoing war

@talzeiger

27 күн бұрын

I see, if not the war I would be there tomorrow, but I'll probably wait until it's just a little calmer over there. But visiting there during the war is quite interesting to me.

My respect only to Druz of Golan Heights.

I understand that many Druze are longing for times they lived in Syria. Why didn't you ask them, Tal, what they are longing for specifically? What is better for them in Syria than in Israel?

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, I didn't really explore that topic. I asked one person that question, he said "comfort" but wasn't really able to explain it more specifically, so I didn't include it in the video. I can say that what I understood from my conversation with one of the interviewees without the camera, is that the Golan Druze feel like they are still culturally and socially connected to Syria, so they simply feel like they fit in more at that time.

@farestimani9204

2 жыл бұрын

@@talzeiger that is a bigoted comment and question, so please never ask that. And don’t white wash our heritage. We are a separate sect of shi’ite Islam and an indigenous culture. We are not Muslim and the Druze are from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine. We are indigenous to our lands and it’s part of our faith to protect the lands we live in. But don’t mistake that for thinking that all the Druze don’t know we’re occupied since ‘67. Free my Druze brothers and sisters from the Golan, Lebanon and all over the Levant from the occupation of the colonizers.

@AjeetSingh-vu2qq

2 жыл бұрын

Druzes of Golan heights belongs to israeli citizenship they happily live in this israeli teriotroy 👈😂🇮🇱👌

@waedwaed6012

2 жыл бұрын

@@AjeetSingh-vu2qq no they don’t Stop lying They’re still refusing your disgusting nationality

@AjeetSingh-vu2qq

2 жыл бұрын

@@waedwaed6012 No problem Druzes will be always under Israeli rule 🇮🇱🇮🇱💪💪

They seems to be happy, is it happiness what it's important after all... Anyway, hope peace come soon to the region so the order, trade goods come back. I rember how people was full of hope in 1995 when Rabin was succeding in peace talks. We were hopping opened borders. Then he was killed, evrybody closed more borders

@ef2718

2 жыл бұрын

If you believe that true peace can be relied on one person then you are lying to yourself.

Are they speaking hebrew or Arabic

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

Well in day to day life they speak Arabic, but in the video they're speaking Hebrew.

Ce frumoasa

Интересно снял

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

Спасибо!

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Снято красиво. И политически все гораздо мягче, чем я думал. Таль, мне есть что сказать тебе по поводу интервью с представителями " меньшинств", но это не тема для публичного обсуждения. Пришли мне, пожалуйста, свой имейл.

@llzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

Спасибо, Илью! Таль в результате сократил по нашей просьбе интервью и добавил свои пояснения. Теперь вроде бы неплохо. Эл. адрес послал

The Druze are ethnically Kurdish.

Druze and Bedouin communities can live in peacefull co-existed with Israeli and it's Government, why Palestinians always at war with Israel and most the victim are the civilians that always suffer.

Bani Maarouf, my family and my people

Hey, man come here again to make a better video. As a Druze, I would like to speak about the area here on an expanded scale plus I speak English and can help you to gain more info about us here.

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

Well, you can contact me on instagram (my account is talzeiger), and we can discuss it there.

@AliHassanHunzai

7 ай бұрын

Well, I am a Nizari Ismaili Shia.... Druze were formerly part of ismailis but during the time of Imam Hakim Bi Amr Allah a.s Druze form up a different offshoot... What durze people think of Imam Hakim Bi Amr Allah A.S

Young man you look like Hispanic Texan.u.s.a

@talzeiger

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not something I thought I would hear about myself but thanks

I recently worked with a druze my first time hearing a religion druze. My boss were very nice and good people. They treated me like family and respeced me. They are loving, family oriented, caring people. I have a question why is it forbidden for a druze to marry outside his religion and if he does then he isn't considered as a druze infact his friends will stop talking with him. He only talks with his family alone.

@talzeiger

2 жыл бұрын

Well as far as I know the religion forbids conversions and marriage outside of the religion as you mentioned; a child can't technically be called Druze if only one parent is Druze. To be honest though, I don't know what the exact reason for these rules is, and I wasn't able to find it on the internet.

@aishahabibi6463

Жыл бұрын

@@talzeiger okay thanks for explaining are you druze?

@talzeiger6118

Жыл бұрын

@@aishahabibi6463 No, I'm Jewish

@aishahabibi6463

Жыл бұрын

@@talzeiger6118 ok

Why don't they say they are apartheid? This is the difference between democracy and autocracy. Do the Druze people in Syria and Lebanon live like them?

מעולה

All arabs should learn from the Israeli Druze on how to live a peaceful life without hatred. They don´t teach their children to hate other people.

From the look of it this grp of syrian druze in the israel occupied golan heights lives a contented life under israel supervision.....✌

@farestimani9204

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm…. Nope

@user-we1gn8qx6q

6 ай бұрын

Baiklah mari kita katakan bersama-masa Lebih baik kehidupan di suriya dibanding, kehidupan di Israel.😂

Ovidiu

אח שלי אתה ישראלי במקור נשמע שיש לך קצת מבטא.

@talzeiger

6 ай бұрын

כןןן אני גדלתי ועכשיו גר בירושלים.

@ashley-fk6dp

6 ай бұрын

@@talzeiger כן סליחה שאני כל כך חודרני. אני גרתי פעם בירושלים עחשיו נתקעתי בגרמניה בעשור האחרון הסגנון דיבור שלך מזכיר לי קצת את העברית של ירושלמים צברים עם הורים שמדברים אנגלית איתם .

@user-cg2tw8pw7j

6 ай бұрын

​@@ashley-fk6dpGerman and Slavic language 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The Golan heights belong to Israel. The druze live in peace. They get along with the Israeli government.

@muhammadsuleman9328

10 ай бұрын

Golan height is a part of Syria ❤

@IvanIvanovsky-gs9hj

7 ай бұрын

The golan is syrian

@Killshot15

7 ай бұрын

🇸🇾

@larrybad9821

6 ай бұрын

​@@muhammadsuleman9328they went to war and got their asses licked, deal with it

@barryhessel6078

6 ай бұрын

I wonder why Israel gave back to Egypt the Eastern part they won in war?

They feel they’ve been separated from the rest of the country ? Haha that line was so stupid sir ! How can you be this intellectually nasty ?

Druze are syrians and Golan is a syrian land and it will back to syria soon🇸🇾

@AliHassanHunzai

7 ай бұрын

Yes you are right... Are you druze

@donntabale2054

7 ай бұрын

Syria is making it difficult for them to take back golan heights, am not sure if its as simple as a piece of paper with dried up ink, Israel in the past was willing to return the golan heights in exchange for peace but it seems that Syria was not after peace, had Syria wanted golan that bad all they had to give up was to sign the peace treaty no tangible things to exchange with golan heights, but politics had its difficult and complicated twist, Israel was always saying to Syria's Assad land for peace, but for whatever reason Assad turn it down, now Israel has decided that they will not in any manner give up golan not even for peace due to Syria's intransigence, in negotiations u cannot have it all and in fact if u are at the losing team u can't demand u have to accept what the victor will have to offer and in this issue land for peace, but of course Assad was more interested in their family's hold of Syrian govt had to reject such an offer and right now short of full blown war or nuclear war will Syria be able to take back the golan heights, Israel had left the table with the offer on the table but Syria was not taking it and then Israel came back to take back that offer..✌👍👊 Lets take a look what happened to Egypt they lost the sinai peninsula in the war and Israel was willing to return it in exchange for peace, Egypt accepted the offer albeit reluctantly at first but they got back the sinai peninsula at the cost of Anwar Sadat's life. Egypt became a pariah estate from all muslim country's, but what happened to Egypt after the peace deal. Is Egypt far worse today than they were before the peace deal of course not, they are better off today than before the deal, one thing for sure they don't have to look over their shoulder for possible trouble they can sleep better at night knowing that their neighbor will not launch a sneak attack during the night, their border with Israel is not as heavily guarded compared to before. To me Anwar Sadat was a great statesman he has foresight for his country that no one could see, he took the road less traveled pay the ultimate price but the benefit is beyond what Egypt could have imagine had their been no peace treaty, "PEACE WAS AND IS SADAT'S PYRAMID" ✌👍👊

@AliHassanHunzai

7 ай бұрын

@@donntabale2054 are you druze

@donntabale2054

7 ай бұрын

@@AliHassanHunzai nope..

@AliHassanHunzai

7 ай бұрын

@@donntabale2054 are you Syrian

الكفر ملة واحدة 🇵🇸

Yeah Beautiful Israel 🇮🇱🇮🇱👌👌👌

@waedwaed6012

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, stolen parts from other countries 😁😃

@AjeetSingh-vu2qq

2 жыл бұрын

@@waedwaed6012 Not stolen but victrious part of Israel in 1967 🇮🇱🇮🇱💪💪😄😆😆😆

@mo-kq8ko

2 жыл бұрын

@@AjeetSingh-vu2qq recognized by anyone. That tells you about the illegality of the annexation and occupation.

@avngeckalmis3740

2 жыл бұрын

Give back

@AjeetSingh-vu2qq

2 жыл бұрын

@@mo-kq8ko Everything may be ligel with Gun and force 😆😁😁😂😂

Golan heights is a Syrian land. It was occupied by the zionists in 1967 but it will be free when the order comes.

@soltantio

5 ай бұрын

You mean when syria attacked them and the israelis kicked their asses , israel took The golden heights. That's what happens when you lose wars. If arabs want to stop having their asses kicked by israelis, maybe they should stop attacking them

Free my Druze brothers and sisters from the occupation of the colonizers.

@AjeetSingh-vu2qq

2 жыл бұрын

Golan heights will be never free Druze brothers and sisters has all time destiny under Israeli occupation..👈😄😂😁🇮🇱🇮🇱💪💪💪

@farestimani9204

2 жыл бұрын

@@AjeetSingh-vu2qq what are you trying to say? Lol. Of course it will the day of return is coming.

@AjeetSingh-vu2qq

2 жыл бұрын

@@farestimani9204 I think You are not so fool that you can't understand my veiw Golan Heights is a Israeli teriotry never be return to Syria or free Your Druze brothers and sisters will be always under Israeli occupation 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💪💪👈😂😁😄

@AjeetSingh-vu2qq

2 жыл бұрын

@@farestimani9204 The day will never come as you think 👈😂😁😄😄

@waedwaed6012

2 жыл бұрын

@@AjeetSingh-vu2qq NOPE, they’re not your brothers, you’re their enemy 😃🇵🇸🇸🇾 And remember golan Druze are still refusing the Israeli nationality

Holan height belong to Syiria not israel. Israel is colonial power

@lehi1147

Ай бұрын

Arabs colonized the middle east for the past milennia 😂

golan is syrian territory period. also druze are highly attached to their land, SYRIAN JEWS DONT SUPPORT ISRAEL & ZIONISM . in israel the border police has ma y druze, and they are loyal to israel also they are extremely to violent to palestine.... hope it clear the context

@soltantio

5 ай бұрын

What a ridiculous statement. There are no syrian jews left. Therefore, I can assume that everything else you said as a lie as well

@lehi1147

Ай бұрын

I could hear the islamist foaming​@@soltantio

it belongs Syria not Israel unless you're lying.

@Chitownprince83

2 жыл бұрын

It belongs to the Muslim empire. The whole region without borders. United we stand...Divided we fall. Don't recognize the borders and flags they handed to us.

Their flag kind of looks like the gay flag.

Give back

Nice propaganda

The wife of Isaac is Tebecca a syrian

I mean Rebecca