"It took me three months to understand that the political world is not my place"

In an interview with Maariv, Amal Asaad, a retired IDF brigadier general and Israeli Druze, discusses his autobiography "My Bible," his extensive military career, a harrowing encounter in Lebanon, and his support for Likud. He claims the Likud is controlled by the far right, views the Nation-State Law as an open wound, but senses a positive shift in Jewish society's perception of Druze. He initiated the "Druze Sons Trail" project spanning 220 kilometers.

In an interview with Maariv News, retired Brigadier General Amal Asaad, an Israeli Druze, talks about his new autobiography "My Bible" (Saar Publishing) and the three values that guide him: courage, determination, and compassion. Asaad, who served in the paratroopers and was wounded three times, including during the Yom Kippur War, describes his military career, including commanding Battalion 932 and the Menashe Brigade from 1991 to 1994, where he fought against the Black Panther cell. He recounts a harrowing encounter in Lebanon with a wounded Druze girl, which deepened his belief in the need to extend a hand even to enemies. Asaad, who supported Likud, claims the party is controlled by the far right and views the Nation-State Law as an open wound, but senses a positive shift in Jewish society's perception of the Druze community. He initiated the "Druze Sons Trail," a 220-kilometer walking and running trail commemorating fallen Druze soldiers, including his brother, Sergeant Wafa Asaad, who fell in Gaza in 1993.

"It took me three months to understand that the political world is not my place"