About 70 members participated – from Kibbutz Ketura in the south to Givat Yoav in the north, gathered in Buq’ata on the Golan Heights for a weekend for participating in the annual Assembly of Servas Israel, and a day of touring and learning about the life of the Druze in the era.

The program included:

On Friday
1. A picnic stop at the Golden Park (Park Hazahav) in Kiryat Shmona,

2. A meeting with Akab’s family at the assembly hall in Buq’ata, and the annual assembly

At the Assembly, the following were presented: activity from the previous year and plans for this year,
financial reports, audit report, and we voted on the reports and elected representatives for the various
management positions. Thanks to the members of the Board, Finance and Audit, who agreed to continue in
their positions. Congratulations to the newly elected representatives – Gideon as the coordinator of the
Sharon region, Zvika as the Peace coordinator.

3, After the annual meeting, dinner at a Druze restaurant in the village, where we celebrated the birthday of our friend Jacob.

On Saturday, our Druze Servas friend – Akab – who is a certified tour guide, guided a tour of his village of Buq’ata and the surrounding area – the Varda viewpoint and the village of Buq’ata, and ending with a tasting of Druze foods that Aqab’s lovely wife – Anam, and her relatives prepared.

It was a wonderful weekend, full of exciting meetings, strengthening the bond between friends, learning about the
life, culture and religion of the Druze, and of course about the man himself – Aqab – a man of values, educated
and intelligent – who enriched our knowledge and brought us closer to the Druze community in the Golan – in
accordance with the Servas tradition of closeness between communities , cultures and religions.
A weekend that left a taste for more.
See also what Akab published on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aburabea.shahen

Call Akab for a guided tour – most recommended to learn about Druze life. https://www.dibiz.com/akabanam12