Re-release: Who Are the Israeli Druze? The Loyal Minority at a Crossroads

Unpacking Israeli History

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Society & Culture, Judaism, History, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Following the attack the Druze city of Majdal Shams, we are re-releasing our episode about the Israeli Druze community. They serve in the army. They fly the Israeli flag. They call themselves proud Israelis. So why did a 2018 Israeli law leave the Druze community feeling abandoned? In this episode, we unpack the complex story of the Israeli Druze: their history, their identity, their “blood covenant” with the Jewish state—and the moment that made them question it all. As tensions rise in Syria and the Golan Heights, their story matters more than ever. ~~~~ Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-BJIIJXiWHalkCO0f1YRs15P1upVNr1plM-r0H04PA/edit

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Chicago was wild. We packed the theater. 500 people showed up in Chicago for our
0:06.6	first ever unpacking Israeli history live show. It was awesome. It was cool. It was meaningful.
0:12.9	It was educational. It was entertaining. Michael Orrin was my special guest, and he was great. It was
0:17.6	really, really awesome. And so I'm just incredibly excited to announce the next two live shows for 2025.
0:24.8	Drum roll, please.
0:26.0	We are live in New York City on September 7th and live in Los Angeles on November 12th.
0:32.0	Tickets for the New York show go on sale soon.
0:34.2	So if you want to be the first to know when they drop, and trust me, you do, head to
0:38.7	unpacked.bio slash early bird UIH and sign up. That's unpacked.com.
0:45.4	slash early bird UIH. Michael RN. was awesome in Chicago, and we are going to have an incredibly
0:51.7	special guest in New York City, in Los Angeles.
0:55.4	It's going to be incredible. See you there.
0:58.7	By now, you probably already know about the tragedy of Saturday, July 27th.
1:04.9	You know that a siren sounded in the Druze village of Majd al-Shams, giving its residents a few seconds to get to shelter.
1:12.6	You know that for scores of children on a local soccer field or football field, those seconds weren't enough.
1:21.5	You know that when the rocket made contact, it murdered a dozen children and wounded dozens more. And you probably know
1:30.9	that those children were Druze, members of an esoteric religion with a complicated relationship
1:38.9	to the state of Israel. But you might be thinking, what does this all mean? And to be fair, that's what I am
1:47.2	thinking about. On the personal level first, four of the children were brothers. And every time I think
1:53.7	about that, my mind just goes blank. I'll never be able to imagine what it is like in their house
1:59.2	right now, what it will be like for
2:01.7	the next month, for the next year, for the next decade, when the shock has worn off and the
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