Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Israel’s Non Jewish Protectors

   Israel’s Non Jewish Protectors

The Givati unit is where most Druse and Beduins serving in infantry go. Druse is a religion that branched off from Islam a thousand years ago; Druse speak Arabic, and have an Arab culture. Their ethnic makeup is varied and complex, and I'm certainly no expert. 

That being said, there are over 100,000 Drusim [pronounced droo-zim] living in Israel. Furthermore, being that they are citizens, boys that reach 18 years of age are automatically conscripted into the IDF.

 

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