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Terrorist raids on villages and the kibbutzim, or cooperative farms along

Israel's frontiers, have been a daily occurrence for the last 20 years.

But now, as if obeying a unified command, the attacks are intensified on

fronts.

Bombings and incendiary attacks destroy the fruit of years of struggle against

the desert.

The die is cast.

As in the days of David and Goliath, 3 ,000 years ago, a survival of a people

at stake.

If I'm ordered to strike, I'll defeat the enemy on all sides. They've lost too

much time, as if American sympathies were enough.

For once, we're calling the tune. Right. Are the orders ready, sir?

I'll be given orders to open fire, if Allah should will.

So keep all troops at the ready. All units will be advised to maintain full

combat strength.

All right, sir.

But in Israel, what is most surprising is the attitude of her people on the eve

of what seems an inevitable catastrophe.

Israel goes on with life as usual.

People try to enjoy themselves.

The beaches are packed as though they were not the slightest danger of war.

The country demobilizes its army and sends her soldiers home, trusting the

Testament teaching that success in battle does not only depend on the

legions, but upon heaven.

Perhaps the Israeli self -confidence is excessive.

At any rate, it contrasts radically with the attitude of her enemies.

Were you expecting this, Captain?

No. Well, I didn't either, to tell the truth.

Maybe the UN did the right thing for a change.

They make mistakes too, don't they?

There's something phony going on. If you'd seen as much war as I have... You

fools are all pessimists. I'll bet you any amount you want, they call us back.

The Arabs are on the margins.

Say, quiet down.

Come on, now. Come on. Whoever gets the Dan Carmel tonight gets a double whiskey

on me.

Not me, brother. Boy, what a schlepper you are. It's a long way to Tiberias,

I've got a field to plow. And then there's his wife waiting for him.

Yes, and then he's got to play his last game of chess, you see, because tomorrow

is Saturday.

And are you coming?

You better not. He knows what I do. I married his sister.

I'm not going to use a cigarette. Have you got one?

You know, from tomorrow on, we'll have to buy them. If you were driving, I'd

already be home with my girl.

Isn't that right, Josie?

The last one? And the next one.

I got mine.

You sure have.

She's right behind you.

Okay, I'll pick you up about noon.

Okay.

Hi, Elias. Hi.

Ciao. Come to my place. Well, Elias is not impressed by big hotels.

Tell me, Rafi, do you believe it's over?

I don't believe anything.

But if they let us go, they must know why.

Stop here.

I got off.

Thanks. See you at the next alert.

Shalom. Bye -bye. Shalom.

Samuel?

Samuel?

Oh, it's you, sir.

Welcome back.

It's good to see you here again.

How's it going, Samuel?

Well, with the work suspended, I'll never see your building finished.

You'll see it.

You're not such an old man.

No, Captain Raffi, at this rate I can't last. I'll be pensioned off. I'll be

gone. Don't worry about it. They're demobilizing. The others will be coming

soon.

Demobilizing? And what about the Egyptians?

Ask Moshe Dayan.

He's the boss.

This is Jerusalem.

the Berlin of the Middle East.

Beyond the wall topped with barbed wire lies the Jordanian sector.

There's no electric current in the wire, but on both sides, everyone's nerves

are at high tension, always on the alert for trouble.

Sometimes the tension sparks a petty incident.

If things go on like this, we'd better buy that garage in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv.

I'll never leave Jerusalem.

It's the same everywhere.

There's no more danger in Jerusalem than anywhere else.

Hey, soldier.

What is it? Look what the Arabs did.

Big heroes.

Come with me a minute, Arden.

Where? Don't tell me you go to mass these days.

Let's go home.

Oh, come on. There's something I want to see again.

That's the trouble with you poets, you stubborn fanatics.

A religious fanatic like you is worse than an atheist like me.

Well, Abraham.

Did you bring me up here just to show me the panorama?

I prefer beer.

There's nothing better on a hot day than a nice cold glass of beer.

Even if my heart is with God, it doesn't mean I've got my head in the clouds.

Look, the wall, Arden. Over there by that mosque is the Wailing Wall.

Ever since I can remember, we've been dreaming and praying to touch those

stones. And ever since my father can remember.

And the father of my father can remember.

Always a dream.

I don't want to die without having seen it.

Do you understand me?

You can pray against any wall that you want. You won't ever convince me,

Thanks, Captain, and good night. Good night. Captain, are we safe here?

What do you mean?

I want to know if I can paint my old jalopy yellow and put in new springs.

They sent me to the canal in it the last time.

First buy that paintbrush, then you're sure.

Okay.

Malviva. Welcome back, Rafi.

Nice.

How'd you get here? They send you home, too, demobilized like the rest of us?

No.

I'm on duty in Tel Aviv.

Sure good to relax for a change.

Tired?

Not because of the trip.

What is it, then?

Threat of war, my life, everything.

There's only one cure for it to get away from here I've decided to

go to the states All I have to do is put my signature right here

and that engineering firm will give me $2 ,600 a month Well, what am I to do?

What can I do

Play soldier every two months? Dodge a narrow bullet every time I take a drive

in the country? But, Ralphie, you promised.

Well, I guess I'm just not a pioneer.

And I haven't got the stuff that makes a fighter.

What do you want for dinner?

When do you have to be back?

I don't have to be back before tomorrow.

Good. There's a night in between.

Yeah.

That's why I'm here.

We'll have another round here, please, waiter.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

You've spent a fortune, Elan, just drinking your lunch.

Speaking about fortune, how's your old man?

Building boats.

He's back in Japan now. I should see him later in London.

Oh, no.

You mean you're going to leave us, Elan? Well, it seems they don't need me now.

Ah, there, I've got it. It's Cairo.

I'm afraid to do that.

Don't worry. I think he just wants to make war, not love.

Tractors at the Kibbutzim along the northeast frontier of Israel are

with special cabs, not to protect the driver from the rays of the sun, but

the Syrian rifles and mortars on the heights overlooking the plain.

The volunteers who work here are willing to risk their lives to transform the

desert into a fertile land of trees, fields, and orchards.

Be careful, Dalia. Get down.

They can't get the range. We don't have to worry.

You never know.

We're bounded on the north by Lebanon, on the northeast by Syria,

on the east by the kingdom of Jordan, and on the southwest by Egypt.

This is the Sinai Desert, and this is the Mediterranean Sea.

Haifa is here.

Don't forget its importance.

It's the... Quick!

Run to the shelter, children.

Where did it fall, Dahlia?

Ha ha ha!

I made the tank call this week, and I'm already a sergeant. So what do you think

about that?

Hey, you don't mean you're driving those tanks now. Why not? Sure. Why shouldn't

I? No one here can drive better than me. You have a driver's license now. How do

you like that? Let's try you out.

Let's see who's chicken.

the best you've got?

I have fresher ones in the tent.

Let's see them.

Shalom, Daniel. Shalom, Woody.

That's some uniform.

Jonathan, this is Colonel Daniel, our chief.

Shalom. Shalom.

Any news?

Yes.

Yes, there is.

I have some very interesting pictures.

You might say they're priceless.

But... All you have to do is rub off the surface of these pictures, and

underneath are the microfilm copies of the Egyptian operational plans, as well

as where their troops are deployed.

But we don't know the hour of the attack.

Egyptian armored vehicles moving in the direction of Kusena.

Can you tell what they are?

They're T -54 tanks.

The Egyptians have moved an entire brigade since this morning.

Yuri must know this.

I'll call him.

What are their coordinates?

801 -896. Where are they headed?

Toward Wadi al -Fran.

We know the enemy is moving into position to attack in this sector. They

we're demobilized. Let's hope so. In any event, we must act quickly. At 0545

hours, Odd will attack the Egyptian airfields with his mirages. Yes, sir.

should be 100 MiGs on the ground at Al Arish alone.

Boree, during the air attack, you must move your armored divisions into the

Degev Desert.

Yes, sir.

According to our information, you should meet two Egyptian tank squadrons.

The third armored will bypass any centers of resistance and push through

Gaza. Yes, sir.

You'll be joined by the second brigade.

If you succeed in avoiding contact with the enemy, we should have them in the

bag. Right, sir. Where do we stop?

At the canal.

Even if we can cross it? That's a political decision.

It doesn't concern us.

What about our troop strength?

Call up the reserves and cancel all leaves.

Broadcast the order in code to report immediately to all bases.

Doc!

This will be the showdown, don't you?

I'll beat him this time.

And now, friends, for our mystery game. Just remember

the sentence. Here it is. Listen carefully.

The cat shows her claws.

I repeat, the cat shows her claws.

So, friends, don't delay. Send your answers in immediately.

Watch your queen, Abraham.

Why do you Germans hate Poles?

Why is that? I don't hate them.

They just don't know chess, that's all.

I'll go to your service.

He's coming.

Shalom.

You're going to war, Abraham?

No. I am afraid.

Well, we'll finally know how this thing is going to end.

Hello. Shalom, Martha.

Alex, we're here. Shalom and goodbye. I'm not home to anybody.

Haven't you heard the radio message?

I don't own a radio, and I won't have one in my house. Not ever.

The cat shows her claws.

In that case, it's different.

I'll only be a minute.

With my gun.

Goodbye,

my sweet.

Be a good girl and water the geraniums for me. I'm counting on you. Take care

yourself and write. I'll write, too.

Bye.

Shalom, Gabriel.

Shalom, Ilan.

I hear you're buying the drinks tonight, so I brought a few of my friends along

with me. It'll only take a second. Just a second. I'm sure it'll...

Ah, this is more like it.

That's it, Gabriel.

Drinks for everyone. I never go back on my word.

On the other hand, you'll have to drink up in a hurry.

Why? Are you closing?

No, Ilan.

We're leaving immediately tomorrow morning.

But Pat shows her claws.

Well, drink up, girls. I think we've had it for tonight.

Come on, Josie.

How are the new jeeps working out?

They seem to be okay, but the engines need to be tuned up a bit.

Yeah, well, my jeep's acting up a little. Take a look at it, will you? I

want any unpleasant surprises later.

Check out that radio, will you?

That's what I was doing.

Okay. According to the papers, those hundred million Arabs are surrounded and

persecuted by two and a half million Israelis.

I'll take that. Well, boys, clean her up and oil her parts, will you?

As you say, sir.

Lala, have you checked to see if they sent the plasma the brigade surgeon

to know?

Yes, everything's ready.

This is for you, a patient you might like.

Rafi! Hi.

All right, everybody out. Leave them alone.

Come on, girls. Let's go and have a glass of tea.

What will happen this time?

We'll fight.

That's all.

We've no choice.

When will it start?

I don't know.

When the Arabs are ready to attack, it'll begin, I guess.

You mustn't think too much.

Why do you advise that?

Are you afraid?

Sure, we all are.

Well, why did you stay?

I thought you had decided to go away.

Well right now I Think there are other things more important I know

America won't run away.

It will always be there.

Yes Waiting for me for us

Your attention.

Just for a moment.

This is our plan of action.

At X hours, the forward observers will move into position at the heads of the

tank columns heading toward El Kundela, Abu Ekula, and Kusena. They will

proceed ahead of the tank columns in these areas here. They'll maintain

radio contact. Once the enemy is sighted, the patrols will report on

identification, direction, distance, and all relative information.

Now remember, you forward observers and reconnaissance patrols are the eyes and

the guides of our armored forces. The information you report and the fire you

direct will spell out the difference between victory and defeat for us. Thank

you, and good luck to you all.

Jossie!

Lila.

What are you doing here, Lila?

I wanted to help and I can see you this way.

Well, we'll make an appointment.

At the Suez Canal.

The first one who arrives there will wake.

And if you don't come?

If you're captured and can't come?

Impossible. All I'd do is say, sorry, but I've got a date with a beautiful

To the Egyptians as well? Sure, why not?

Josie, sometimes wars are won by accident.

This time we might lose.

You're getting pretty serious all of a sudden.

Jossie, this is the first time I've felt serious about anything.

I love you, Jossie.

But think of all those people fighting in the desert.

Who's going to meet with them?

I know it won't be that way with us, but imagine how many will never get their

appointments.

I wouldn't worry about it.

I know it will be all right.

This tank column is moving out now. Let's go.

Much no less.

Speed things up. Come on.

Anchor 2 to Anchor 1.

Communications check. Over.

This is Anchor 1.

Communications check. Okay.

Make a check with Command Tank 2. We'll check in a second.

Over and out.

Anchor 1 to Command Tank. Communications check. We're ready to go. Over.

Command Tank to Anchor 1 and Anchor 2.

We hear you loud and clear.

Now go out and find them.

This is it.

We wait.

Ready? Separate here.

Anchor 1 to Command Tank. We're on Hill 23.

Command Tank to Anchor 1.

Message received.

We'll deploy turret down behind you. Call for fire when needed.

Over and out.

You made any contact yet?

You see anything?

They want to know if we've seen anything.

Watch out.

No, nothing yet, sir. Over. Well, open your eyes and keep them wide open.

Hey, here we go.

Anchor 2 to Anchor 1, we've sighted them.

Where are they?

Three miles south of us, about 40 Egyptian tanks in two columns.

There they are.

Anchor 1 to Anchor 2.

Anchor 1 to Anchor 2.

Anchor 2, over.

40 T -34s. 40 T -34s. Three miles south. Three miles south. Two columns. Two

columns.

Left flank in movement. Left flank in movement.

All tanks in action. All tanks in action.

Command card in the middle of column one. Command card in the middle of

one.

Give us their location, command two.

Fourteen. Fourteen. Three -two. Three -two. Seven. Seven. Repeat sector.

Repeat sector. Fourteen. Fourteen. Three -two. Three -two. Seven. Seven.

Mediums and heavies advancing in attack formation.

Two -four.

Two -four. Three -one. Three -one. Two. Two.

Zero on target. Zero on target.

Sector 12.

12. 68.

68. Right 6.

Right 6. Range 1 ,000. Range 1 ,000.

Fire for effect. Fire for effect. Sector 2 -1. Sector 2 -1.

Technic 2 -1.

Three tanks closing in on your left. Three tanks closing on your left.

Four tanks moving in fast. Range 300 yards. Anchor 2 to Anchor 3.

Four tanks moving in fast. Range 300 yards.

I've got a good target, Alex.

Anchor one to command tank.

Okay, we're pulling back, too.

Let's go.

What's wrong?

We don't know yet. The damn thing just stopped.

Okay, let's take a look.

There was nothing but a leaking fuel connection. Nothing to it.

It should be all right now.

Better not run at full speed because it might shake loose again.

Did you find the other connection to the fuel tank?

Yeah, yeah. Now hurry up. Come on. We've got to get out of here.

I still have my hands.

What more could a violinist ask for?

It works.

I have a wounded man here. Can you hear me?

Anchor one to anchor two.

Can you hear me? Not as bad as it looks, but we'd better disinfect it anyway.

We are in trouble.

Would you mind giving us a lift?

Message received.

As soon as we check with command tank, we'll let straight for you.

I don't know our position exactly, but you will find us about a couple of miles

south of the wadi.

I'll hold on while you ask the commander.

Anchor two to anchor one.

We're coming.

Good.

Well, we've got them on the run.

Our tanks are doing all right.

Although at one point I thought they were shooting at us, didn't you?

I'm sorry, it's my stomach. I feel it right here in my stomach.

It's like a hand gripping my guts. It's fear, I guess.

Two hours.

Two hours have passed in this bloody war.

Here we wait.

Let's hope they come.

With Josie driving?

He's like a homing pigeon, that boy.

Give him a motor and he'll do the rest. He'll find us, all right.

This looks like him now.

Here he comes.

Well, we made it. Glad you're here. Took you long enough.

Well, it's not like driving to the park in Tel Aviv.

How do you feel, Alex?

How's the war going?

Well, if it goes on like this, we'll be at the canal before you know it. That's

a sure thing with Jesse driving.

You have to see it to believe it.

But if he's driving, I'm going to walk.

I'd say we're in a bad way.

There's no gas left.

How much more have you got left?

Well, enough for ten miles if we don't run into trouble.

We'll just find ourselves a gas station. Then we can make it. Very funny.

Very funny.

We already have one man wounded.

And we haven't even started yet.

We can refuel and pick up a new first violinist. If I can get this damn thing

work again.

Let's see.

Anchor one to club. Anchor one to club. Can you hear me?

Club to anchor one. I hear you. Over.

I've got a wounded man and I'm dry.

I'm about 15 miles southeast of Gabel -Libni.

I can make it to the road.

Okay, we'll send out a copter over.

Shalom.

Okay, Jossie, let's start moving.

I hope we can find them.

We'll find them, all right.

That's real service, huh? You said it.

Hey, look.

There they are.

Look, they're waving at us. Yes.

Alex has been wounded. Is it serious?

No, I don't think so. It's his leg. It's not broken. He'll be all right. Sure

glad you're here. So are we.

Come on, Lala.

Hi, Alex. I'm sure glad to see you, girls. I'm beginning to feel better

Well, let's take a look.

Oh, it was high time.

Now the battery's dead.

Okay, boys, let's get out of here.

I'm doing all right.

Comedian.

What do you plan to do?

Alex can't go on like this much longer, you know.

I hope you and Lila catch up with your swimming over the weekend.

We both like the beach.

But this.

Why'd they have to send you?

Couldn't they find someone else?

You take the rabbi back there. He doesn't belong in the army. He plays it

like a chess game than just his bat.

You listen to me.

Chess is something that I can afford to lose.

The outcome of this battle depends on Almighty God.

This beach is great, you guys.

But where's the water?

Well, isn't it better that we're together if things are bad?

Well, we are together.

Things are bad.

I should have gone away, Aviva.

You mean that?

I did, but not anymore.

I'm okay.

Won't you bet on me?

Or are you afraid you might lose?

No. you're a champion

A little... Sorry,

the shock absorbers are all gone, Alex.

Say, Ruffy, why don't we stop here?

Okay.

At least we can get out of the sun over there.

Put him in the shade.

See that his head isn't too high.

Better send two men out to reconnoiter.

Okay, Rafi.

You two, take a look around.

There may not even be a desert right in the area, but be careful.

Yeah.

So tell me, why did you leave England to wind up in a place like this, Leland?

I'm Jewish, and I wanted to learn Hebrew.

Just an idea.

It's a long story. There's no sense in boring you with it. No, it's everybody's

got a long story except me.

What do you mean?

All I have is a pair of blue jeans and a trial when I get back.

What trial?

A stolen car.

Plain chicken.

Well, this is where our stroll ends.

Okay.

We'll go tell the captain. Right.

Well, what do you know?

Russian missiles.

They're setting up a SAM -2 missile base.

It's a missile base and a defense platoon.

We knew the Russians were sending these missiles, but we didn't know they were

operational.

Well, if we're going to do something, we better do it fast.

How many men do you think there are?

About 30 or 40.

If you want to attack, you've got to take them by surprise after it gets

Aside from Zeef, who speaks Arabic?

I could say a few words to them.

Our men are really beating them between Rafa and Kanionese.

They really got them by the throat.

So it seems.

They're beginning to crack already.

So it seems.

And the news from Kasim is good, too.

Most of the news that we get from Cairo has this characteristic, Amr.

It's always overstated and not too clear.

What about the missiles?

They'll all be ready before dawn, Colonel.

If those Zionists poke their noses out of their pig pens, I certainly hope

they'll poke them in our direction so we can roast them. At least for now.

Our zone is a bit off the main line.

But if they do come, it's more than likely they'll put up a stiff fight.

Nothing ever happens the way one expects it in war.

You don't believe we're winning, do you?

I don't have much faith in propaganda.

We're here to use these missiles, and if Allah wills, we'll win this war.

There are four machine gun nests.

One on the left, one on the right, and two in the middle.

If we can take the two outside ones, we'll have them on the crossfire.

Abraham, Arden, take the left one.

Zeef, you go with them.

Jossie, Elon, take the right.

The rest of us take the bunker.

I wonder what's going to happen now.

They'll make it, you'll see.

Think of yourself now and don't move too much, or you'll start hemorrhaging

again.

That is stupid wound.

It could happen to anybody who meets up with shrapnel, so don't complain.

I wonder what's keeping them so long. Don't worry, Lila.

Our men are able to take care of themselves.

It's awful here.

Then why did you come?

I didn't want to.

I was afraid.

Because it's madness, Aviva.

Killing so many people.

This is war. You'll have to get used to it.

I'll never get used to it.

You come out with these pat answers, but you're not fooling me.

You know just as well as I do that we'll never get out of here alive.

You're all just as fine as I am.

But isn't it terrible, this killing each other?

That one man would kill another man.

It's so unique.

I said stop it, Lila.

I should tell you how my mother and my father were killed.

But this isn't the right moment.

Come on, calm down.

Yeah, she's right.

But remember this.

When you're dead, you're dead for a long while, so be careful.

We'll both sneak up from behind them.

You cover us, pilot. Yeah.

Ha,

ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Ha,

ha, ha, ha.

. . . . .

Oh, of course, it's the church. I don't want to talk to you.

Stay with us.

It's the country. It's the country.

It's the country. It's the country.

Thank God.

Thank God. Thank God.

Basaria. Basaria.

Tell me, you coward!

Don't you have any pride?

Listen.

Don't you understand?

I don't understand.

I don't understand.

What do you want?

Listen. Answer me.

What do you want from me?

If you move, I'll kill you.

Grab your legs.

Come on.

Hello, hello. Hello, headquarters.

What's going on?

Don't make a move and everything will be all right.

You better surrender.

You're our prisoners.

Watch them.

Oh.

Oh.

would find girls and gold in Tel Aviv Nasser promised to poor kids.

If we keep this up, I'll have muscles like Mr. Universe.

What do you think those missiles cost?

$10 ,000?

More like $100 ,000.

It'd drive you crazy thinking about what a war costs.

Think what would happen if we got a hold of money like that.

Hey, look at the flag!

What about the Egyptian planes? They have been removed.

How about the Israeli planes, though?

I had a boyfriend once who could hit a balloon at 600 miles an hour.

Ah, that's great.

Rafi! What is it, Lila?

I found their medical supplies.

Good. I only found Russian vodka and pate de foie gras.

That isn't much help.

War is like that.

We know where we start, but we never know where we might end up.

Why don't we go, Rafi?

They're all intact.

Our boys could use these.

We can't leave them.

The only problem is the Egyptians will hit us with everything they got.

It's more than likely.

I know I would do it.

What else did you find?

Only a Chinese bazooka and 300 rounds.

Okay. Watch everything.

I'm going to the bunker.

Okay, Rafi.

With you for a cut, I don't mind being wounded.

There's Rafi.

How's the leg?

Better. I bet you wish you knew how to operate those babies. We could turn them

around and fire them at the Egyptians.

Aviva, Linus Fountain thinks he wants to show you.

Breeders of corruption and of wars.

That's what you are.

Instruments of imperialism on our ground.

Your days are numbered and you know it.

You know something?

I must say, you're a philosopher.

I'll think about that.

All right, Josie. That's enough.

Do you think the same way?

Is it of any importance what I think?

I've been captured twice.

At Castel in 48 and at El Arish in 56.

Here I am for the third time.

Each time with more powerful weapons.

For me, it's probably the last time.

But you'll never have peace.

Ah, yes, I will.

We're going to wipe Israel off the face of the map forever.

Okay, okay. While we're waiting for all this to happen, let's start again.

Your name's Al -Qadi. You're a colonel, Missile Division.

You're in charge of... I'm Colonel Al -Qadi, 13th Missile Division.

You know very well, Captain.

That's all I have to say.

Not yet.

Come on, girls.

Put it here.

The survivors say the base was discovered purely by chance, General.

It wasn't captured by chance. It was nighttime when they attacked.

Our unit was outnumbered. We have to recapture the missiles or destroy them.

Who do we have available in the third sector?

Third sector?

Third sector.

Lieutenant Murdoch.

He's nearest the area.

It's where we positioned his armored platoon. Maybe he can handle the job.

suggest him? We must take steps and we must do it now.

Fast.

Think how we'll look if word gets out that we lost those missiles to a handful

of men.

You didn't have so many pieces left.

Are you insinuating that I would cheat at chess? Why do you say that? But of

course you're not trying to cheat.

I just meant that in Jerusalem you'd lost over half what you got on the

Like all Germans.

But we're related.

It's too hard to argue.

You know, it's been written in the Bible that it's better to be the persecuted

than to be the persecutor. Yeah, but with a Bible in the left hand and a gun

the right, huh?

Yes, it's a Russian jeep.

2 ,000 miles, practically new.

You might convince Rafi.

Then we could leave.

If Jossie brings us back, we'll be in camp in an hour.

Before any of us, we must consider the missiles.

I'm sorry. You probably don't realize how important they are.

Important.

Baloney.

You're moralizing again.

Anyway, what good will those missiles do us when we're all dead?

So why don't we realize we'll all be killed as soon as they get here?

It's better to stay here at the campsite.

If we stay at the base, we've at least the possibility of defending ourselves.

But out on the dunes, who knows what'll happen?

Here they come!

Lila, this way!

Now, if things are as you say, how can you explain... Robbie, they're here.

Lock them up. Come on.

Let them get closer. Hold your fire.

Keep down.

I believe that you're an angel.

How's the shoulder?

I'm all right.

That's so oh go on I'll take that

I

Hope they don't want their missiles back.

Yeah, and especially with us as a target

Service, if that's what they want, we'll show them. All right, get down, you

fool. Do you want to get killed?

Well, now it's up to you. The machine gun can't stop them. This thing is

Chinese. I only hope it works.

You did it!

Good girl.

Great shot.

Now

we're

going to fix the other one.

finish the game at last. What are you saying? You won't die, Arden.

I wonder if there's anything he would really like.

If I get the morphine?

I

don't

believe as you do.

And I don't care.

what you say.

But I've tried all of my life to live honestly.

You're a good man, and if there is a God, he will listen to you.

But even an atheist prepares to go to his death.

But please remember, kiss the wall for me, Abraham.

Hold his belt up.

Sit down a minute.

Right.

I'll take the gun you handled out. Drop his hip.

Yeah. Too late, Lila. Harden's dead.

Let me help you.

Eden, you're not a great chicken.

No.

But I've always wanted to try one.

Well, here's your chance. Let's get the jeep.

Look at those fools there.

That's the way to do it.

How about that?

Gabriel, where are you hurt?

Where is it?

Great work. I'm proud of you both. How do you feel, Elon? Well, sir, I'm pretty

badly hurt.

Anyhow, I've learned to play a new kind of game.

Come on.

It's on the house.

The army still provides three square meals a day. Well, I hope it goes out of

business pretty soon.

Three wars in less than 20 years is more than enough.

Yes.

It's enough to get on your nerves, isn't it?

Waiting, waiting, never knowing what's going to happen.

Whether you're going to win, whether you're going to lose.

I think we should thank God that we survived for these two days.

Three days?

All right, three days.

What's the difference?

I'm sure hell must be like this.

Don't you agree?

You're kidding? Will you give me a hand? It could still get a lot worse.

Well, I hope it ends soon.

I want to live now.

To love.

To have children.

I want to have a family.

But I don't want them to grow up afraid.

Are you afraid?

Yes.

Afraid.

For you.

Listen, Lila.

What is it?

The really important thing is not how long we live or if we die tomorrow.

What's really important to me, I find, is knowing we're together.

I don't know what will happen tomorrow.

You mean you never even think of this?

And us?

It isn't that. I think of you always.

I think of you all the time.

And yet the future doesn't mean anything at all.

No.

You got the transmitter fixed yet?

It's not that simple.

But if I can get this transistor fixed, we may get the news.

Well, I certainly hope you get it fixed soon so we can find out something about

how this damn war is going on.

It would be nice if we could send for help in case we needed it.

How do we stand on ammunition?

I guess we have enough.

Better check.

I want to be sure.

What about those two guys?

I think they should be tied up. We're taking a chance.

That's not necessary for the moment.

In one or two hours, we might be in the same position they are now.

Perhaps.

Look,

I don't trust that Major.

No. If the Colonel gives me his word, they can have freedom of the camp.

You have my word, Captain.

Good morning, Colonel.

Ah, good morning, Captain. How's your wound?

It could be worse.

Well, but for many it's worse.

Wars are hell, Captain.

All wars are hell.

It's man's great curse, I'm afraid.

Yes, well, wouldn't you say we bring it upon ourselves?

Yes, I think you're right. Why don't we try and avoid it?

Don't you think that we Israelis have a right to exist?

All people have the right, Captain.

The proof of it is not based upon centuries -old claims.

If we were to do the same, we could claim half of Europe.

Historically, you're right.

It's based on law, actually.

Moses, Christ, Mohammed, Solomon, Abraham. If moral law were imposed

you would never have fought with us.

It's our rightful house.

We're not foreigners.

Granted.

What about those that took care of it for you?

Don't they have the same?

Yeah, the Arabs took care of it.

It was nearly all one great desert.

But we returned from exile.

We made it into a garden again.

You were desperate, as you say.

We were desperate, too.

This war cannot be won.

For what reason?

Why?

I'm a soldier.

I think like a soldier.

You're a soldier, too. You understand.

I'm an engineer.

And if it hadn't been for this bloody war, I would have gone to the States.

The States, to work.

But still, Israel is where I want to live.

That's how I feel about Egypt.

Maybe one day the Hebrew shalom aleichem and the Arabic salam aleichem will

become interchangeable for us.

Nothing will remain in the desert.

Neither victories nor defeats. We have a common enemy, then.

And it's about time we started to fight it.

Together.

Rafi, what's happened?

We have visitors over there. About a hundred men on foot.

Keep your eye on them. Come on.

Over there.

They're stragglers.

Maybe they're coming to turn themselves in as prisoners, but we'll soon find

out.

Josie, fire in front of them.

They want water.

Well, do we have enough for ourselves?

Yeah, sure.

Give them four cans, but tell them we'll shoot at the

slightest move.

Say that we want to play it fair.

Okay, Rafi.

Yalla!

Hey! Pilot! Give me a hand!

Wait,

don't fire.

It was him!

Go and get some sleep, Josie. It's my turn.

How is he?

If you mean Raffi, he's tougher than an olive tree on Mount Carmel.

And Elon?

He's delirious with a high fever.

Got a cigarette, Josie?

I'm all out.

Well, we'll just have to wait.

Get up.

If we can succeed in stopping the infection, he may just have a chance.

Let's hope so.

You better put that boy back on his feet, girls.

It's not just because his father's rich, you know.

There's another reason.

It's because Elon's the best friend I've got.

Hey, I just heard. We've won. We've won the war. We've won. We've won. We've won

the war. The war is over. We've reached the Suez Canal.

The war is over.

We've won the war. We've won. We're on the road to Damascus, you hear?

Jerusalem is free. We've got the Jordanian sector. It's all over. The war

ours. The Egyptians are surrendering. Almighty God has blessed us.

The holy city is united.

Our people are going mad with joy.

All Zion is rejoicing.

God has made his face to shine upon us.

After 2 ,000 years, we have the wall again.

In less than a week, we have beaten three armies.

We must give our thanks to Almighty God. He has spared our sons and daughters.

Just listen to these reports.

It's the beginning of a new era, I tell you.

General Uri's columns continue to advance in the northern sector,

no resistance.

A combat unit has entered Jericho.

And for the first time in over 2 ,000 years, Jerusalem is entirely in our

General Dayan and his staff have just made a visit to the Wailing Wall, where

hundreds of our faithful have been flocking to pray.

Reports of military victories on the Syrian, Jordanian, Lebanese, and

fronts keep pouring in.

A great wave of hope is sweeping over Israel.

A hope that after so many struggles and so much suffering, the hatreds which

have surrounded our country for so long will finally disappear.

A hope for justice and for peace with our neighbors.

As the echo of guns and bombs disappears, the Star of David is flying

banks of the Suez Canal.

From the largest cities to the smallest kibbutzim, our people pay solemn tribute

to the men who worked, suffered, fought and died for the liberty of our country.

The state of Israel is now a reality, a reality which our enemies must

recognize. We can only pray that they will.

They called it the six -day war.

But wars, whether they last six days or six years, whether they are won or lost,

have rarely resolved the conflicts of ideas and of passions which cause them.

the contrary, war leaves years of bitterness and hatred, a fruitful soil

seeds of future wars.

The desert will remain as long as the seeds of hatred are sown.

May the children of Islam and Israel Sow the seeds of the olive of peace.

They have a common enemy.

Why do they not join forces and fight it together?