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There's a saying in Yiddish...

Der mann tracht, und gott lacht.

Man plans and God laughs.

The Israeli version should be:

"Man plans, and God kicks him in the balls

and throws him down a full flight of stairs."

Good evening.

Excuse me?

Faster.

- Good evening. - Excuse me?

Bang, bang, bang!

Then you leave. Arrivederci.

Target's approaching. Five minutes.

Your team looks like Italian mobsters, Mike.

That's what they are right now, Italian.

They don't speak Italian.

They don't need to speak. They need to shoot.

One minute.

One minute.

Good evening.

Excuse me?

That was the first Mossad target.

But that's not where it all began.

Abu-Iyad.

It's heavy.

You think it will hold?

What if they check it at the airport?

You'll be flying from Libya. They never check.

Revolution until victory.

Revolution until victory.

♪ Strange things happen If you stay ♪

♪ The Devil will catch you anyway ♪

♪ He'll seek you here He'll seek you there ♪

♪ The Devil will seek you everywhere ♪

My father

was born in an old Palestinian village called Kula,

destroyed by the Jews.

I was raised on stories of the village and its beauty,

the cobblestone main street,

the ancient olive tree,

the old men drinking coffee in the courtyard.

It's all gone now.

Like you,

we came here to Lebanon after the Nakba.

I could not say in school that I was from Palestine

because the kids would spit on us.

The Arabs that lost to the Jews.

Did they spit on you, Jamal?

Did they beat you up?

They did.

We are not afraid. We are heroes.

You are a hero, Jamal. Be proud.

Are you ready?

Are you ready to be a hero for your people?

Yes, I'm ready.

My father died in '48 protecting our homeland.

It belonged to my father.

I couldn't...

Hold it!

Hold it in your hand.

Feel the power.

We found him two weeks ago,

where the Israelis bombed our camp.

They bombed from the air, like cowards,

and this traitor

told them where to bomb. Where to kill our people.

People like...

Ismail, your nephew.

I know how much you loved him.

Show me you are ready.

Welcome to the revolution, brother.

Soon the whole world will know your name.

Come in.

Abu-Iyad.

We're ready.

I just finished prepping the last recruit.

I tested him.

He'll do what it takes.

Excellent.

Your plane ticket to Germany.

I took care of everything.

The weapons are already in Munich with Abu-Daoud.

Okay.

I need you in Germany

if God forbid something goes wrong.

Don't worry.

The guys are ready.

I worry.

I worked hard for this operation.

Yes, sir.

It's a new thing, brother.

The whole world will now be watching.

Soon the whole world will know our cause.

Revolution until victory!

Hello.

They're on their way.

We checked the area, no security at all.

Thank you, my friend.

You're welcome, my friend.

What time is it?

After midnight.

I really need to go.

I wasn't supposed to stay at the safe house.

Are you sorry you did?

You like the Olympics?

You see a Palestinian flag there?

They rejected our delegation.

Fuck the Olympics. It's all a corrupt show.

Half the guys who run it are ex-Nazis anyway.

- Really? - Of course.

It was nice meeting you, Ali.

Maybe I'll see you again.

Maybe.

Wake up! Guys! Wake up!

Open! Open!

Wake up! Wake up, guys!

Run! Run! Get away!

Get up! Out!

Don't shoot! Don't shoot, please!

Please don't shoot!

Get up, now! Out! Out!

Don't shoot us! Don't shoot us!

Nobody else move!

Take us to the others, now!

- Go! - In a line!

- Move! Move! - Hands on your heads!

- Don't shoot us, please. - Move it! Get him!

Shoot him!

- Please, please... - No, no, no.

Go! Go!

- Move! - Sit down!

Don't move! Hands on your heads! Don't move!

Hands on your head! Move it!

Don't move!

Hands on your head, I said!

Hands on your head! Hands on your head!

Yes.

When?

Oh, no...

I'm coming in.

What happened?

Terrorists.

In Europe.

Where?

Olympic Games.

Oh, no.

Shall I make you coffee?

There's no time.

They don't even have armed security at the Olympics.

They want a peaceful resolution. Negotiations.

I'm not changing government policy.

We don't negotiate with terrorists.

We can send a commando team to Germany,

but organising it will take time.

The Germans won't have it.

They won't have an Israeli military team

operating on their soil.

They'll need time to plan an operation.

We'll have to buy them time.

Let's at least pretend to negotiate.

Okay. I understand.

I want Zvika to represent us there.

You dealt with the Germans in the past, right?

The most current intel.

Thanks, Mike.

It's a shame I'm not going with you.

I'm taking Esther with me,

she speaks fluent Arabic and German.

We should have sent more men with you.

The Prime Minister trusts the Germans.

They want to play diplomacy.

Okay then.

Good luck with the Germans.

Exalted and hallowed be His great name.

May He establish His kingship, bring forth his redemption,

hasten the coming of His Messiah.

In your lifetime and in your days

and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel,

speedily and soon, and say Amen.

May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.

Blessed and praised,

blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled,

honoured, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One,

blessed be He.

May there be abundant peace from heaven,

and a good life for us and for all Israel, and say Amen.

He who makes peace in His heavens,

may He make peace for us and for all Israel, and say Amen.

I would like to give a statement from the chairman.

We are not connected in any way to Black September.

We, the Palestinian Liberation Organization,

are not involved in this act at all.

We understand the frustration that our brothers feel.

Thank you.

Abu-Iyad! Abu-Iyad!

When we're there,

I want you to tell me what they're saying in German

behind our backs.

Of course.

Where is your German from?

I was a military intelligence officer.

I was in Germany in 1962.

And yours?

My mother.

Your parents are not from Germany, correct?

Poland.

I couldn't tell them I was assigned there. Obviously.

Do the Germans know who you are?

They know me as a general.

They don't know I'm head of the Mossad.

I coordinated at the time

with their military on anti-Soviet tactics.

Did you actually work with ex-Wehrmacht officers?

Yes. They were very efficient.

Nazis.

Then maybe it will be okay.

This is from the pilot.

Two of our athletes have already been killed.

You already have our demands.

When are you releasing the prisoners?

The German and Israeli authorities

are working on your demands.

But it's a long list,

200 names, involving many countries.

It will take time.

Who are you?

I'm Hans Dietrich Genscher,

Minister of the Interior of the German government.

We can offer you money.

A large sum of money.

You will name a sum and we will pay it.

We're not interested in money.

And if you don't do what we ask, we'll simply kill more athletes.

You don't understand. This is Germany.

You know our history, what the Third Reich did to the Jews.

We can't let this happen in Germany again.

Take me instead. As a hostage. And let the Israelis go.

No.

But I can see what you're thinking, Mister Policeman.

You will not be able to take me quietly.

I don't mind dying for the cause. Do you?

We are not interested in violence.

We came here to negotiate.

There is nothing to negotiate.

All our demands will be met.

All 200 prisoners will be released.

Or we will begin to execute the hostages,

one by one.

Do you understand?

It will take time.

We need more time.

You have until noon.

Do what we ask,

and then you can go back to your Olympics.

Isn't this what you really want?

...much information on what the Palestinians demand.

We know that a list has been delivered several hours ago.

We don't yet know what the exact demands are.

However, we heard that...

I'm sure you're all hungry, my friends.

May your hands be blessed.

The Palestinians are in a violent dispute

over the Occupied Territories with Israel.

It's all Palestine, you idiot!

Shhh! Kamal...

The Palestinian Liberation Organization,

the PLO, and its leader, Chairman Yasser Arafat,

have denied all connection to Black September.

You see?

Palestine, Palestine, Palestinian.

We may have lost the battle on the ground,

but we won on TV.

But what if they don't release our prisoners?

They have to. It's the Olympics.

Even so, what can they do?

This is insanity.

Why haven't they cordoned off the media?

Athletes are killed and they're having a party.

The Germans are overwhelmed, I guess.

They've lost control.

Hans Dietrich Genscher,

Minister of the Interior, Federal Government.

General Zamir, Israeli Defence Department.

This is Miss Cohen, my Arabic translator.

They speak perfect German and English.

We have everything under control.

Why is the media covering everything?

It's a public event, the Olympic Games.

You didn't stop the Games?

They killed our athletes!

We put a temporary halt on the Games,

but we must continue.

Herr Schreiber.

This is the head of the local Bavarian police in Munich,

Herr Schreiber. General Zamir from Israel.

They have to stay here.

If you need any help.

We can handle everything. This is not their jurisdiction.

But the hostages are Israeli citizens,

and we need to...

We have everything under control.

You cannot enter the village at all.

We were promised by your Foreign Minister...

I have to go. I don't have time for this.

You have to understand I can only advise.

- I can't tell them what to do. - What?

We are a federation of states.

Munich is in Bavaria. They are in charge.

We must be involved.

Their demands are for the Israeli government,

not for you.

Let me see what I can do.

Are these police? What are they doing?

Are they setting up an assault?

They're exposed on TV.

No.

No.

We see it too.

Can they see them?

I hope they can.

They should turn on the TV.

If they have one.

Issa!

I see the police!

I see the police!

If you don't stop now,

I will personally kill two athletes!

I will kill two athletes!

What amateurs. That's terrible.

We offer you again an Israeli commando team to assist you.

They can be here in a few hours.

Absolutely not. We will take care of it.

Thank you.

What's your name?

Jamal.

I'm Andre.

Where are you from, Jamal?

Stop the talking!

No talking to the hostages.

Two Israeli athletes have been killed

during the attack.

There's now another round of negotiations going on

between the Palestinians and the German government.

As far as we know, the list of demands has not changed.

More than 500 German security personnel

are trying to seal off...

What is going on?

They've realized now this cannot go on forever.

They won't get everything they want.

We negotiated they'll be flown from here to Egypt.

How?

We arranged for an aeroplane at a military airport nearby.

Here... or here.

And the hostages?

We're actually planning to rescue the hostages

at the airport.

By force?

Yes, I don't know all the details.

I understand.

A commando strike team, dressed up in airport uniforms,

will be waiting for them inside the plane.

We just need to get the hostages out of the Olympic village

and to the airport.

How are you getting there?

We arranged for a bus to transport them to helicopters

that will fly them to the airport.

The roads are packed with people and unsafe.

Finally.

They have a plan.

Did they call?

They're not supposed to.

Only in an emergency.

If they call, tell them...

What?

Remind them not to kill the hostages for nothing.

It's an exchange.

They know this, Abu-Iyad.

Tell them.

It's an order from the leadership.

Okay.

If they call, I'll tell them.

Salame,

you'll tell them.

Sure.

If they call.

They won't let them take us.

Of course not. They'll send a commando team.

They will kill them all.

I was in the army.

When they start shooting, put your head down.

Shut up!

Shut up!

Everybody get out! Now!

Out!

- You, move! - Get out!

You, move.

Get out!

Move.

It's happening again.

Jews on German soil and no one does anything.

How many gunmen are there?

There are five...

Seven...

No, wait...

Eight.

Oh, my God.

What?

They miscounted the terrorists.

They won't have enough snipers.

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.

There's no room for you.

- We're coming with you. - No room.

We're coming with you, both of us.

They're our athletes, our citizens,

and we're coming with you.

We will push you off the helicopter if we need to.

Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

The snipers are in position,

but there are more terrorists than we thought.

I need more forces.

Where are the hostages?

They took a much longer route, on purpose.

Traffic is stuck again.

He should drive the other way around, damn it.

Yes, tell him I said that.

I need more forces.

The commando strike force is not enough.

The terrorists are approaching the plane.

This is our chance to run.

They'll kill us.

You have to talk louder, I can't understand you.

What?

What did Kruger say?

They did what?

You had direct orders! Direct orders!

The commandos are not there.

What? They're late?

The airport uniforms didn't fit

so they voted not to go on the mission.

What? What do you mean voted?

They're not on the plane.

That's what they said on the radio.

Hello?

No pilots!

And no electricity. They're playing us.

It's a trap!

It's a trap!

One pilot and a sniper are down!

Head down!

Shoot the lights!

Shoot the lights!

Where are they?

You have to go in. Where are your troops?

My men are ready,

but the armoured trucks are stuck in traffic.

Your men are dying out there, save them.

I can't do it against orders.

Do something, damn it!

The snipers won't see anything. They will kill the athletes.

Let's go to the roof.

What are you firing at?

You can't see! You'll hit the hostages!

Tell them in Arabic they're surrounded, to surrender.

You are surrounded! It's over! Put down your weapons!

You have no chance...

You okay?

Stop. You are surrounded.

Put down your weapons. Now!

It's about time.

You are surrounded!

Put down your weapons! Now!

No, no!

No!

Medic!

Zvika.

Zvika, let's go.

Zvika...

We need to get out of here.

The mission failed, Golda.

They're dead.

I'm sorry.

But Zvika... on the news... they said...

I saw them.

No one is alive.

The nine Israeli athletes

were killed at the airport.

...decided in the government meeting

this morning in Jerusalem.

At the Lod Airport, preparations are underway

for the funeral prayer for the victims.

Throughout the airport, grief is overwhelming.

The caskets of the victims will be then taken

to cemeteries in their places of residence.

Zvika...

They didn't care.

The Germans didn't care.

Nobody did.

They continued with the Games

and refused to share their investigation.

The Germans say it's not their fault.

They blame us for not giving in to the terrorists' demands.

We must respond to this attack.

How?

Is there really a proper response to such an atrocity?

We need to take them down over there before they take us.

Like the Talmud says:

"He who comes to kill you, rise and kill him first".

Okay, Zvika, but what will the Europeans say?

The Europeans don't mind that the Arabs

build terror networks on their soil.

Because they're certain it has nothing to do with them,

that it's only about us.

They don't get it.

It's a new world.

I need your approval.

These are the Black September terrorists.

It will take us time to reach the top leaders.

Now we can only get to Walid Nuseir.

Arrested for an airline bombing attempt in Rome.

Works for the Libyan Embassy.

He met with Abu-Iyad several weeks before Munich.

We can get to him quickly.

Good evening

Excuse me?

Mr. Nuseir?

Yes.

Intellectual killed in Rome -

Abu-Iyad.

We never forget and never forgive -