Tamir Morag published this report on Channel 14: Signs of a historic turning point in the position of the Druze in the Golan Heights towards the State of Israel.
Recently, against the backdrop of what appears to be the disintegration of Syria and the rise of jihadists to power, there has been a surge in the number of Druze in the Golan who are seeking to enlist in the IDF, and about 200 of them are currently in various stages of the recruitment process.
This is a very significant number considering the size of the Druze community in the Golan - a little over 20,000 residents, concentrated in four main villages: Majdal Shams, Bukata, Masada and Ein al-Qiniya.
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the vast majority of Druze in the Golan have hesitated to identify with the State of Israel, and have even demonstrated more than once their identification with Syria and the Assad regime. The main reason for this was the fear that one day Israel would return the Golan to Syria, and then the Alawite regime would come to terms with them (in addition, the Syrian regime purchased large quantities of apples from their orchards).
