Sheik, Amir (Jimmy)

Ben Muzien and Mohanna. He was born on 3 June 1973 in Abu Sinan. He attended elementary school and high school in his village. Amir was one of the most prominent students in both social and educational terms. He completed his studies in the real track. He was active in the Gadna, and in this framework he lectured to youth about love of the country and the state, was an outstanding athlete and played soccer in the Hapoel-Abu Snan team, and was sent to special training in Haifa with a senior coach. Amir liked the work of the land and nurtured the garden around his house, and in this garden he often hosted his good friends, who was devoted and loyal to them, and volunteered to lend a helping hand to his parents, friends, and village. Was drafted into the IDF in early December 1991 and was determined to volunteer for an elite unit. He joined the parachuting Nahal Brigade, underwent basic training and graduated with honors. He was later assigned to a Nahal unit, which was active in southern Lebanon, and soon became fond of all his friends. You were not only a good friend and not just a roommate, but a lot more. “And he adds:” Amir wanted to show respect for his family and the Druze community, he was ‘Zionist in blood.’ “Another member, Roi from Kibbutz Gaaton, writes: Will not be able to hurt. “On 23 January 1993, Amir fell in battle in Lebanon and was brought to rest in the cemetery in Abu Sinan, leaving behind his parents, two brothers and three sisters Munir and Iman in the apartment, Kamil and Ketron, who was promoted to the rank of sergeant after the death, and wrote in a letter of condolences to the family: “The late Amir Amir Shaikh gave his life for his homeland. Ben-Gurion served in the Nahal Brigade and was a soldier in Lebanon, and was assigned to serve in Lebanon, where he was assigned to a course for noncoms and then officers’ course, and was loved by his commanders and soldiers ” And the commander of the unit wrote: “Amir stood out in the company for his physical fitness, his dedication to his friends and his strong desire to volunteer and be a great fighter. Although he felt his legs and was sent to rest, he insisted on returning to his friends in Lebanon and taking part in every mission. He also volunteered to join his last mission. Amir served all of us in the battalion and in the village as a symbol and an example of the brotherhood of nations and the sharing of fate between the Druze people and the Jewish people. “