BRIEF ENCOUNTERS | Inside the New Generation of Druze in Israel's North, Majdal Shams
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- čas přidán 6. 03. 2017
- 25-year old Nour Shofi gives us an inside look into the complex yet fascinating identity of the new generation of Druze in Majdal Shams, as she welcomes us into her home in Israel's North.
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Love from Kurdistan, Druze brothers and sisters. Soon, God willing.
thanks ❤
Soon?
love from ex hindu hahahaha
Soon what? Better behave or we'll have to come teach you some lessons. That includes you Druze friends here who are not loyal to this country
Nour Shofi.. you voice is amazing.. gifted from god.. I am as malay muslim malaysia pray and bless you, family, and israel.. I Love israel.. X)
God Bless the Druze...They are Awesome people and very loyal...They are also known as "Sons of Grace" Peace !
thanks ❤
Actually the Golan is full of ancient Jewish archeological sites like Gamla. The Druze in the Golan enjoy peace today I hope the entire Middle East will enjoy such peace one day as well.
Cielarko
Yes but not zinost from Poland and Russia and Germany.😂😂😂😂
Jews from 12 tribs looks like druz
Samtic. J1. J2
DNA
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then the Israeli government should give her citizenship
Mike NoGoZones they offered all of them citizenship but they didn’t take it
with all respect to your religion and history but jews arent the only people who have great history in middle east, there were many Civilizations before judaism and many after it ;)
@@naseemsalameh1327 you don’t t need to believe in “Judaism” to be a Jew, Jews are originally from Judaea. There was a point in ancient history when our kingdom ruled over part of the golan, that’s all the original commenter was trying to say. He wasn’t disrespecting any other peoples
Love from North Carolina
This is changing with some young Druze in the Golan. The young see educational and employment opportunities in Israel
How is this a clash with the older generation? This journalist seems to be saying things without thinking.
...that's what I was thinking; how could caring for the trees of her ancestors be a generational problem?
Yeah the clash is old generation believed in fighting and the new generation believes in the opposite.
The young Druz are going to decide how much of their youth is going to be spent on their parents apparent delusion that Israel is going to relinquish Golan back to Syria. I hope they chose peace, acceptance, and prosperity that Israel contains. Golan has and will be Israel's and in ancient Israel, it is Jewish strategic territory.
bullshit u not only going to relinquish Golan heights but all of Palestine from the river to the sea and u r going back where u came from to Hitler Germany
that makes no sense but I suspect you are a evangelical Christian but israel current situation with syria is not sustainable
@@charleselkofairi6656 hang on wait a minute his name is a English one so he probably not a jew but you keep the Jews and get ready for the rest
@@charleselkofairi6656 you are an anti-semite.
@@charleselkofairi6656 You guys always talk big words but we Israelis kicked 350M Arabs' ass in 6 days and we have no problem doing this again and again. This time, we'll expand Israel and not give you back your lands. Better be careful, losers.
Nour Shofi Nour of my eyes god bless you I'm proud of u
Wooow this is very interesting
Blessed Druze woman.
Fascinating, she (as with the Golan Druze) has her land, but not her State. How odd it must be to look down the valley and perhaps see the house of an Israeli Druze who might be in the Israeli Army. The Druze seem to have a simple rule, loyalty to the State/Country they are from, but when the control of their land changes, they do not re-align to the new State, and why should they? It is not their fault that the Golan Heights were taken in 1967.
I really hope Israel gives all the Druze citizenship asap. I love the Druze.
I believe they are allowed to ask the Israeli government for it whenever they want. Most or all in this area don't. Druze in other parts of this country have citizenship because they don't have a historical complication with the Syrian border.
With all due respect, good for u guys though u dont have an identity due to ur allegiance to syria majority of u well i can say living peacefully under the israeli banner, i suppose that the israeli govt is not forcing u to change allegiance, the israeli govt must have learned ur culture quite well thats may be the reason ur all doing well as a minority in israel...imo...
im sure that now they are happy not to be under Syrian rule..
Feel Syrian? Be thankful that now you're part of Israel. If would be persecuted if you were part of Syria, probably slaughtered by any faction in the conflict. You work, have rights, a family, a national insurance, social and political stability, respect for your religion and traditions. Watch the reality and be humble. Someone is guaranteeing the safety and the future of your family while you are morally spitting on him.
I wouldn't let her speak for all young Druze. Druze would be some of the first to go in the Syrian conflict, since they're not considered "Muslim enough" by any of the factions.
Sweida is doing fine really. Nobody wants to interact with the druze as they are seen as creatures that turn into devils by night and we accepted the identity to scare people away
Believe me deep down they are happy to be in Israel. I am a druze but from the galalie (I was porn in Israel), and those in Majdalshams were porn in Syria, and have their roots to Syria, and many of the young generation want to live and move to the big cities in Israel, but their old generation who have lived to see all the wars, and lost their relatives and beloves ones in the war, will be very disgruntled to see their children go to Israel and annnounce their loyality to Israel, they will consider it as a treachery. It is not a game, it is probably a bit more comblicated and harder than you think.
Let me correct you we have half rights we are treated as second grade citzen put your ignorant aside and see with your eyes that non jewish are treated with racism
@Mello GrddI doubt Assad had an hard on on the Druzes in fact there were never Druzes in positions of power, however as for the Druzes, between the Islamists and the Baathist regime, they chose the lesser of two evils.
If you don't like living in Israel, you can always move to Syria. Since you consider yourself Syrian, this makes perfect sense. Good luck.
Go back to Poland.
@@smutib2863 Make me, bitch.
@@davestonehill6177 That's where you're from.
@@smutib2863 Not any more. And unless you can force me to go back to Eastern Europe, I am staying in Israel. So either put up or shut up.
@@davestonehill6177 So you're a foreigner who's forcing Arabs out of their homeland and yet you don't want people to force you out? That's called hypocrisy.
Im proud druze
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what is the name of this druze girl?
Nour Shofi
@@compareandcontrast6629 oh yeah???
Love to Druze from India
she is very beautiful
She is brave women who wants to join her homeland. That is fine
If she was in Syria, it’s likely that she would have had to flee.
Wow the music is the same as Kurdish music
she said they consider themselves Syrian, where is the clash with older generation?
The drink mate
10000 people! In Canada, that wouldn't be a village...that'd be a city.... perhaps a regional centre....lol
Why do you eat on the floor? no tables to eat from?
Why did they put turkish lut music ... is there no druze music?
Rosa Rosalia there’s no such thing as “Druze music” dumbass the Druze listen to Arabic music because we are Arab and speak Arabic
@@sarahkantor3853 i always wondered why Druze serve in the Israeli army , are you Arabs or Jews.
Canaan Noah there is more Muslims in the IDF than Druze.
Why is that ????
There is also more Palestinian Muslim Zionist that support Israel..
You should do some research
@@biblicalones4623 Israel is nearly 16 percent Muslim and 2 percent Druze
There are more Muslims in Israel
So there are more Muslims in Israel army
@@biblicalones4623 Also thousands of Palestinian Muslims and hundreds of Palestinian Christians also serve the army
I don't see why these two journalists find this "great".
This young woman enjoys all the benefits that Israel has to offer and still declares herself "Syrian".
It's a little bit too "easy" to declare yourself "Syrian" when you live in Israel. She should live in Syria for a few years and I think she would then start dreaming about being Israeli.
she is a syrian , why not cross the border in join syria .
What do the Israeli Druze think of the Druze from Majdal Sham?
as a druze from galilee i love and respect all the druzes around the world no matter what thier identities are, syrians/ palestinians/ israelis/ lebanesse
Majdal Shams is a town in Syrian Golan Heights, occupied by Israel. It is not North Israel.
@MUN Chak Occupied by Israel.
It s israel !
You could think that but fact is its a hell of a lot better living in the Golan then in actual Syria.
@@yellowmask1796 Agree.
It is now part of Israel as the Syrians lost it in the 6 day war
yall seem like a nice family,i only see one problem. No texting while eating,Bad Manors!
Always protect Israel and its people.
Lovely babe
Druze are the remnants of the Vedic Aryan culture of India at the time pre 5000 years when the entire planet was ruled by the Aryans from Hastnipura, currently New Delhi. The vedic literature Srimad Bhagwatam has a detailed description of the culture. Therefore the druze keep it confidential since it is so different from the muslims or Jew's.
No, that’s not true, it developed out of Shia islam.
If that is the case why do they believe in re-incarnation ?@@PasteurizedLettuce
@@labraham98 because that was a thing that some Shia believed around that time actually, possibly through syncretism with Buddhism or Hinduism. Even in Sunni Islami, Sufism was very open to a sort of syncretic, universalist perspective and has espoused some very interesting beliefs. Islam has changed pretty radically since the advent of modernity, in many ways narrowing in scope in response partially to western colonialism. The CZcams channel ‘let’s talk religion’ has an excellent video about the philosopher Suhrawardi, who himself seemed to believe in a kind of reincarnation.
This is Israel! You can fearlessly say that it's occupied territory and you are Siriyan. Can you tell this in Arab world?
then the Israeli government should offer her citizenship instead of being undefined...just saying
@@mikenogozones Israel did offer all Druze in the Golan heights citizenship but most declined
with all respect i tell you, you cant deny our arab Palestinian/ Syrian identity, and yes its an occupied territory because it was always part of syria until israel occupied it in 6 days war
@@amanjain4005 dumbass what the fuck are you talking about? Golan heights are part of syria, israel occupied a small part of it. show me one map of the shit you saying
@@amanjain4005 u didnt know what to say it was a quick lie, nice try tho
Occupied by who? This lady is confused badly. If she wants to live in Syria, let her go!
let her go? she going no where. shes not going to leave her land where all her ancectors were born just cuz she dont like the OCCUPATION
@@naseemsalameh1327 Occupation of what? Kinda interesting question how do Judeans occupy Judea? Ottomans did not occupy no one, Brits did not occupy no one, Mamlaqat Urdun did not occupy no one... suddenly Judeans occupy Judea! Read Al-Qurran, dude, and you'll see whom Cana'an belongs to according to Islamic Holy Book!!
@@GuzelKyrim-Ukraine yes its occupation!!!!! golan heights was always part of syria stfu and stop being dramatic. imagine if the Germans come back and decided to take over palestine and lebanon because they ruled it once!
@@naseemsalameh1327 omg bestie send ur ig @, love your music playlist
We don't tell the Catholics in Belfast to live in Dublin.
how can u say majdal shams became part of Israel it will never be part of Israel just like you'll never be part of the Druze
Oh yeah???
In the current civil war in Syria, these infidels would have been either killed or enslaved. #Loyalty
Tina I am talking about Druze people. They are infidels of worst kind. They are being persecuted in South Syria near Golan border by the Islamists.
all non Muslims are infidels according to the Quran not just the Druzes.
Which is wrong all religions are good we respect all religions not like some muslims who say death to christianity and judiasim
If you are one of those Islamists, you are going to end in the blazing flames of Hell, there you will fight Daesh.
Daneel Nijem shut up JDF troll
Why Israel doesn’t extend citizenship to them and civil rights, to help them incorporate the region into their mainland and benefit from the contributions these people would have to offer, rather than using the G.H as a military outpost?..:
The Israeli government will give them citizenship as soon as they request it. Due to the complicated historical situation with the Syrian border effectively moving, the Druze in this area do not want Israeli citizenship. The Israeli government is not withholding the citizenship from them.
I went in 1992. Beautiful. I am sure she would love to be Syrian.
Kind of being proud of being stateless. They have flags of their statelessness. Maybe soon they will have a stateless unational anthem?
It looks like they are proud of their rocks and their trees, which when it comes down to it is the essence of patriotism. The politicians can have what matters to them, and the people can have what matters to them
Steven Domonnin your comment is degrading & really stupid, off course they have a flag & a national anthem & it's Syrian 🇸🇾
The Druze are a proud people & their loyalty belongs to the country's they resided in for a 1000 years plus. Such as Lebanon, Israeli, Jordon an Syria.. therefore the Druze of the Golan have been cut off from their families & loved ones in Syria for 50 years. That's really cruel for any human being to go through..
They have what is important to them, and the politicians have what is important to them. The Druze have the better part of the bargain
I was expecting this girl to be smart.
Judging by your narrative, you were wrong, which made you not very smart either.
She has her own perception on her own identity
What happens if their population grows? Their land will not produce more food.
that's a big problem not just for them israel is a very tiny country and lots of it is desert
plačem vidím sa na dvoch stranách v dvoch farbách opačne oproti dvakrát dvakrát dva veľké malé
V 25 minis stupňov v zime som cítil viac teplo než v lete asi tak vyrovnané
Let me adk you this, Do you really want to be in Syria? Aren't you happy and thanking G-d that you are living in Israel, under a TRUE democracy? Ask yourself, do you really want your children growing up in Syria where people are being murdered by their own government?
How is Israel a true democracy when Druze get treated as second rank citizens?? This is the dumbest shit i've read.
Occupied Syria
Israel should’ve offered citizenship to Syrian Druze.
Apparently they don't even want it.
A fascinating culture and not the only one. Assad’s family are also from a small religious group.
I remember Walid Jumblatt.
A very eloquent and educated Gentleman.
I would be proud to be Druze.
We must remember even Christians were once viewed by Rome and Jews as a dangerous sect and a minority.
Live in Israel and be loyaal to the greatest enemy the syrian people......two faces had this woman and it is a luck that not every druz thinks dom like her
Mali chlapec 🧒 nevidel žiadnu tmavú farbu
lol, bye nour, please enjoy syria. lol
Give her village to Syria. They will loooove it. LOOOL.
Semsem Eini
She’s not leaving !!!!
That land belongs to her forefathers !!!
You are racist
that land you all are in from Nile to Turkia is the land of the one origin different from all of you it is the land of before and all came in with their believes and claim their believes are truth of righteousness and that they live in peace with all because they believe in coexistence and truth of what is decent and just and safe and merciful but each in turn has killed the children of the origin and each at times kiss each others and other times kill each others because they all are nothing but creators of false and misleading impressions and lies to others and themselves so go all you who claims as such and stand in the original temple of Baal and be revealed and because none will leave the land so it is never be occupied by as such deceivers and ill spirit and left to the one of before so come in you all and all of you join in together on the Land of the one before and each of your truths will fight the others truth until none of you are left on His Land so welcome to the land before the Bible welcome to the Land before the flood
is this some sort of left wing virtue singling
No, it's a unique aspect of the Druze culture, I think. They are staunchly loyal to their countries. Even if she's living in land administered by Israel, her family history was in Syria. The border changed, but the families' sense of loyalty has not.
Give the land back to Syria. Its inhabitants will be better off. smh..
its our land. We should just send the people. Let them go to Jabal Al Druze
I have a better plan, let Israel take Jabal Al Druze so they too can have the same quality of life of their brothers in the Golan Heights.
Exactly, they are very diplomatics and they do not want to offend their Arab neighbors but at the same time they are smart enough to understand that they have better standard of living in Israel than any other Middle Easterner country.
VALDIGNE Druze are highly nationalistic for cultural reasons. They hold onto their Syrian identity because they feel indebted to Syria and I don't blame them. But the reality is that they have been a part of Israel for longer than they were apart of Syria.
When the Golan Druze switch to being Israeli nationalists, like the rest of Israeli Druze, it will happen quite literally overnight. That's how it happened in the 40's. They switched sides during the war for independence mid way through.
Anon M, I do not see you complaining against Turkey for taking Syrian territories since 1939 you pathetic hypocrite.
Druze are rooted in the soil of Palestine "as we call it now" there are several Druze joining the occupation, but this does not disconnect them from the land that created them. soon they will realize that this invented fake state will vanish, and they will be back to their origins. unfortunate that some of them joined IOF, but I think this will be tolerated by their Palestinian and Syrian brothers.
Tareq, you're an ignorant in history. The "fake" state is Palestine. First off, Palestine is not even an Arabic word, it was invented by the Romans 2000 years ago.
Secondly, Palestine and Jordan are two countries completely fabricated by the British during the 19th century. Just look at the borders of Jordan on a map: straight lines drawn by a state employee in an office in London.
Jews were already on this land 3500 years ago, that is 2000 years before the birth of Islam. The current Palestinians are groups of shepherds who came from the Arabic peninsula.
They are not united, they are just several clans (tribe of Khalil, tribe of Nablus and so on...) and if Israel did not exist, they would just fight and kill each other.
Start opening books and learn history.
Historically this land belongs to Israel
where you get your shit from?
from the Bible.
international law (San Remo Conference, the treaty of Sevres, the League of Nations Mandate, the UN Charter.) Historically: archeology, written history, common sense. Nationally: Hebrew prayers, Jewish tradition, Jewish religion, Jewish writings from religious to secular. What is the Arab claim to the land? They invaded in 650! That would give the Jews a legitimate claim over al Madina.
Phoenicians written by Middle Easterns and just cause there were Jews doesn’t mean it’s there’s isreal didn’t exist before mespotima isreal was created so ur a fraud
Arabs invaded the land of Israel and colonized it. Now the Jews are back with internationally recognized sovereignty. All other claims are fraud.
When I went to Israel twice, I visited the Sea of Galilee and the Golan. It’s one of my favorite places in Israel. The Druz were there in some places in the Golan. I ate at a Druz falafel stand. The Druz look with evil eyes on us. They are not friendly. They Druz do not like Israelis and Western tourists. Even though they do not like us, they are plenty happy to take our dollars as tourists who are willing to spend money eating or shopping. The Druz are happy to take Israeli $ support and have a good life they could only have living in Israel. In Syria the Druz towns and trees are all destroyed. They would’ve been all driven out due to war. In Syria all the cities are bombed out. In Israel the Druz live in a peace that they don’t contribute to but just live off of ungratefully. The peace of Israel is defended by Jewish lives in the IDF. The Druz just use Israel for the $ support, the peace obtained by Israeli IDF lives and the Israeli lifestyle that the Druz do nothing to contribute to.
I want to visit isreal but you scare the shit out of Me.
@@foreveryoung1461 what did I say to scare the shit out of you? Your rice paper feelings don’t matter in the middle east. The middle east is a very tough neighborhood. It may not be suited well for you and your pink panty feelings. 🔫😆🇺🇸🇮🇱
@@foreveryoung1461 Don't listen to the moron above, he's full of bs.
Golan is Syria not Israel
@@AQWOMAR9 I didn't know they speak hebrew in "syria".