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Today, I’m very pleased that I could finally invite an Israeli Druze as a guest. As you could listen to on my podcast, Hannah Klein’s Time, Rajaa is a lecturer at Haifa University. Her husband is also the Ambassador of Israel to Georgia.
When I ask my Jewish friends inside or outside Israel, they always strongly say, “The Druze people are my brothers,” Or “The Druze people are my friends.” This is not about flattering, but the Jewish people are not alone as one identity in the Middle East. At the same time, the Israeli Druze people’s home country is Israel. They’re very proud of being Israelis.
I’ve known about the Druze people in books or as information. I’ve been aware that the Druze people do live in the Middle East. However, sometimes, I want to get off of textbooks. Especially regarding the Israeli Druze, the information about them is very rare. When I read the writings about such information, I always check if it’s updated and informative. It’s very important to understand and respect the identity of the Israeli Druze, not only as a whole.
Rajaa told me about how she felt about October 7th. Rajaa is very worried about the situation in Suwayda, the kidnapped women. She told me a lot about the Druze identity and the reason why she’s worried about the women. At the same time, she told me about Israeli poeple, not only the Israeli Druze but everyone in Israel, who send humanitarian aid, food, money, and medical equipment to the people in Suwayda.
Lastly, she told me about a girl whose family members were all shot, like what Israeli people went through on October 7th. The girl had a fatal gunshot wound to her face. She’s receiving medical treatment in Israel.
I never have one day without thinking of the hostages. When I think of the hostages, what I’m able to think of is to pray for the return of all of them. Rajaa has been praying for the return of all the hostages.
#BringThemHome 🎗️
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