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Abu-Iyad.

We're ready.

I just finished prepping the last recruit.

Yes, I'm ready.

Your plane ticket to Germany.

The weapons will be ready in Munich with Abu-Daoud.

Move!

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

I want Zvika to represent us there.

Do the Germans know who you are?

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

Palestine, Palestine.

Finally. We may lose on the ground, but win on TV.

No, no.

No!

The mission failed, Golda.

They're dead.

I'm sorry.

These are the Black September terrorists.

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

Faster.

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

- Mr. Nuseir? - Yes.

We never forget and never forgive

I was born in Jaffa.

My parents were middle class,

my father had a store in the Carmel Market

and he worked with the Jews.

It's shooting.

Shh... Eat quickly.

After months of tension, war finally started.

What are you doing?

There's no time for eating!

Let's go! The boats are leaving soon!

The kids need to eat.

There's no time.

We should fight.

Let the adults make the decisions, my son.

Go get the rest of the suitcases.

We've got to go. We've got to go.

Don't worry, my son. We'll be back.

When?

The Jews are outnumbered.

The Arab armies are fighting for us.

We will defeat the Jews.

We'll return victorious.

We trusted our Arab brothers.

What a terrible mistake.

We lost the war on Jaffa.

We lost the war on Palestine.

I would never see Jaffa again.

I will never forget that day.

My Nakba.

I will never give up, no matter the cost,

until we get back our home.

♪ 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 ♪

A year and a half of terror.

Attack at a German airport.

A bomb on a SwissAir airplane.

A plane hijacking in September.

Sabena plane hijacking.

Attack at Lod Airport,

24 dead.

And now Munich.

Black September.

I want intel gathering operations

in every city in Europe.

I want you to push your resources.

I want to follow every known meeting place,

every restaurant, every event.

I want photos, that will be sent here to be analysed.

I want to know every terrorist's name, code name and position.

I want to know where they live, who they meet,

who finances them,

family members, associates,

what they eat, what they wear,

who they sleep with.

And I want them dead.

Israel is not going to let its citizens get slaughtered

without a response.

This is not 1942 Europe

when Jews had no one to protect them.

If the Europeans won't do it, we will.

We'll kill them before they kill us.

So it's revenge.

Not at all.

Totally.

We're going to need more help in gathering intelligence,

with Arab sources.

I know.

♪ I gotcha

♪ Uh-huh, uh

♪ You thought I didn't see ya now, did ya ♪

♪ Give it here Come on ♪

♪ You promised me the day that you quit your boyfriend ♪

♪ I'd be the next one to ease on in ♪

♪ You promised me it would be just us two, yeah ♪

♪ Now kiss me

♪ Hold it a long time, hold it ♪

♪ Don't turn it a-loose, now hold it ♪

♪ A little bit longer, now hold it ♪

♪ Come on, hold it, uh

♪ Hold it, uh Hold it ♪

♪ Now ease up on me now

♪ Good God, hey Good God, hey

♪ The girl's alright, y'all

♪ You made me a promise and you're gonna stick to it ♪

♪ You shouldn't've promised if you weren't gon' do it ♪

♪ Now give it here

♪ You never should've promised to me, give it here ♪

I'm Ali Hassan Salame.

I know.

♪ Come on, give it here, uh Give it here, uh ♪

♪ Give it here Give it here ♪

♪ Give it to me now Good God ♪

Daddy, Daddy!

Look at my new shoes!

They're football shoes!

Very nice.

Good morning.

Good morning.

I used to get more cheer from the nuns at school.

Where have you been?

I got back late.

Didn't want to wake you.

Get ready, you'll be late for school.

Listen to your mother.

Daoud wanted to get some dinner.

And you know Daoud, he's a little crazy.

So we ate, had some drinks and stayed up late.

Abu-Iyad called.

He wants to talk to you.

Okay.

Clean yourself up, you look like crap.

It's unseemly.

I don't understand you.

You think that now, after Munich,

you're a star, famous...

What about the people?

What of the men you sent that are in prison in Germany?

Like Jamal Al-Gishi and his uncle?

What do you want me to do?

They're in prison in Germany.

Think of something.

After all, you're Ali Hassan Salame.

Fine. Can I get some coffee first?

Make it yourself.

Good morning to you too.

That's Ali Hassan Salame,

Commander of International Operations.

But like Abu-Iyad,

Yasser Arafat's second in command,

and Abu-Youssef Najar,

the Commander of Black September,

they're all in Lebanon, protected.

They're hiding there. It will take time.

What about the terrorists in Munich?

In German custody, awaiting trial.

If we can't strike your way,

we'll bomb their military training camps in Lebanon.

From the air.

We can get to other names fast,

lower down in the hierarchy.

Many are part of their network in Europe.

We know where they are and can take out a few of them.

But are they connected to Munich?

Not directly.

But is it about that,

or is it about stopping the next attack?

Because there will be one.

Do you know what happens if our boys get caught?

Imagine the uproar.

Israel is sending killers, mafia-style,

to other European countries.

We need to be more sophisticated, calculated.

We'll be very careful.

And we'll deny.

But they'll know.

It's irrelevant.

The battleground has shifted to Europe.

Mahmoud Mashar.

We've been following him for two weeks now in Paris.

We believe he finances and coordinates activities

of Black September throughout Europe.

Keeps a very steady schedule.

Once he's gone, the rest will realise they're targets.

If they're busy running from us,

they're not busy planning other attacks.

If we hesitate, he could be gone.

Right now we have him in sight.

Your target has a French wife and a daughter.

You would have to make sure that no innocents are killed.

We'll take care of it.

Let me know when you're ready.

We've all heard about our success

in international operations, right?

Munich.

But the important work is done here, in Lebanon,

right on the border with Palestine.

Where we can see our occupied land with our own eyes.

We can target their farms, their factories,

and even their homes.

This is the most important thing.

You've had the best training in infiltration.

You've been trained by the best to...

To what?

Quiet. Listen.

Air raid! Run to the shelter!

Run to the shelter! Quickly!

To the shelter!

Here.

Thanks.

- Has he left the building? - Speak French.

Right. Sorry.

Mashar.

He's changed his schedule.

Do we follow him?

No.

Wait.

We can take him here, you know.

And how will you disappear from the scene?

Hm?

How long have you been with us?

Six months.

His wife.

- Do we go in now? - No.

It's Tuesday.

The cleaning lady is there.

And we have another problem.

The concierge.

We can't get in unless she's away,

or we distract her.

He's back.

Look at him.

What do you see?

He's nervous.

Correct.

Let's get out of here.

Yes, sure.

Abu-Iyad!

- Abu-Iyad, look! - I'll call you later.

Look at me!

We know.

You know? Look at me.

Calm down.

I have blood on me, Abu-Iyad.

- Calm down, Abu-Youssef. - The blood of our heroes!

Calm down.

It's your fault, Abu-Iyad!

What good is attacking them in Europe?

We fight here! Like heroes!

Without international operations we will be forgotten,

just another conflict somewhere in the world

nobody will care about.

Now, we are the centre of attention.

There is no other way.

So, we die to make you and the other leaders famous.

We all risk our lives!

You all are living well in beautiful Beirut.

Going to restaurants, meeting with journalists,

going to parties, travelling to Europe.

I go to parties?

I'm too busy running operations.

I'm getting us weapons.

We'll finally be able to take down an Israeli airplane.

Not you perhaps.

But Salame.

Our "glorious" operations man in Europe.

The rumours have reached us too, you know.

A rich playboy.

So, this is now the face of our struggle, Abu-Iyad?

Is this the face of Black September?

God have mercy on them.

We will never forget the blood of the martyrs.

Don't give me that propaganda bullshit.

- Save it for the newspapers. - Brother.

Our whole nation mourns with you.

We both lost men today.

We must be united for the cause.

If we fail to work together,

the Zionists will win.

Excellent.

Close the door.

Hello.

Hello.

We went to see the house.

Saw Mashar. He's nervous, all right.

Did you see the concierge?

Unfortunately.

This is Eitan. Trigger man.

Call him Pierre.

Yair, your commander.

They said they sent over a real hot shot.

Eitan is short, but in this job,

you need a big brain and big balls,

and it's better when they're close to each other.

Welcome.

He never gets tired of that joke.

Ludwig, you know from Rome.

- Hey. Good. - How are you?

- Bobby, technician. - Hey.

And Helen.

I'm the cook.

Listen up, everybody.

The Mashar apartment is not far from the police station

on the 14th arrondissement.

We are in Paris, but don't be fooled.

It's not the Paris some of us knew

when we operated here years ago.

They're not our allies anymore.

They need the oil.

That means nobody speaks Hebrew. Ever.

If we get caught, you will go to prison.

What are you doing here?

Waiting for the traffic to clear.

Traffic never clears in Beirut. Get lost.

Now.

Whatever.

We can't continue this way, the kids are like prisoners.

We're all targets now.

Because of Munich, the world finally acknowledges us.

We just have to be more careful.

Then let's move to Cairo or Damascus,

we'll be safer.

I don't trust those regimes.

You won't really be safe, you'll be a hostage...

Is your sister a hostage in Cairo?

I can't leave now.

Shit!

Hello.

I'm sorry to bother you, but my car has a flat tyre.

Can I please use your phone?

Don't be so needy when you ask.

Can I please use your phone?

- What if she still says no? - Why no?

Because she's cheap and doesn't want to pay for the call.

Concierges are not known for their largesse.

It's a quick local call. I'm happy to pay for it.

No need. The phone is inside.

Thank you.

Come in.

The phone is right there.

Thank you, Madame. It will only take a minute.

I didn't know a concierge could be so young.

Oh, my.

Too much?

No. Lay it on thick.

A concierge is usually knowledgeable

and somewhat cynical.

She'll know what he's doing.

Yes, of course. But still, she'll like it.

Thank you.

Yes, hello.

Hello.

I'm requesting service for a flat tyre.

Yes.

34 Rue de Armans.

No problem, Sir.

We'll be there in a moment.

- Alright. Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Thank you. They're on their way.

Please sit down.

You don't have to wait on the street.

Would you like something to drink? Tea?

If that happens,

see if you can take her to the kitchen,

far from the windows.

Yes, I can help you in the kitchen.

No, thank you.

I insist, my mother raised me to be helpful.

Okay.

That should be the cue for Ludwig to go in.

Wait, I have some nice fresh mint in my flower pots.

No!

Why?

I'm... umm... allergic.

Oh... that's a shame.

Thank you.

Bingo.

Do you live in Paris, Mister...

Please, call me Pierre. No, I'm visiting my uncle here.

I see. You have an accent, where are you from?

Canada.

He's a natural.

Really? I have family in Quebec.

But they sound different.

I'm from Toronto, but my family is French,

so they sent me to school in Switzerland when I was young.

They think they speak French over there.

The Genevois are mad.

He's coming.

Repeat again.

He's coming.

What?

Get out!

For fuck's sake.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry.

My apologies.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Have a good day. - You too.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Abu-Youssef has moved to Beirut.

I know.

He's rising in the ranks.

He's a popular leader, a real Palestinian.

From the soil. Not like you.

With his keffiyeh always around his neck, like Arafat.

He knows what he's doing. Make no mistake.

You're doing all of his work in Europe,

while he's the Commander of Black September.

- What do you want from me? - I want you to do something.

You are smarter than him,

more sophisticated.

You know the world, not like him.

He's just a peasant leader and he will die a peasant leader

- and drag us all down with him. - My father was a peasant leader.

I know. And he was killed.

He was killed fighting the Jews,

like Abu-Youssef probably will be.

Isn't that why you married me?

The wealthy, sophisticated wife,

who knows what goes on behind the scenes,

who will elevate you in this world.

Look at me when I'm speaking to you!

I know what you do when you go out.

Believe me, I'm not a fool.

There are important things in this world.

More important than your silly escapades.

Our nation.

I'm from the Sherwan Al-Sharif clan,

and you are my husband.

You must do something to rise in the ranks,

or they will toss you aside and make you irrelevant.

You're smarter than them. Figure it out.

Good job, everyone.

Cheers.

Good job, Pierre.

Merci.

Do we know what this is?

Soviet missile manual.

This job is not approved yet, correct?

It will be approved now.

Bobby.

Is it big enough for what we need?

I think I can work with this one.

Did you take a picture of the serial number?

What do you think?

Just don't blow up the city, Bobby.

We like Paris.

Remember,

the Germans agreed to meet off the record.

Of course.

They're very nervous.

Officially meeting with Black September

only weeks after the attack on the Games...

It's unheard of.

They know who I am?

They know and they don't want to know.

Relax, I'm here to help them solve a problem.

Good. And remember, the CIA is doing you a favour.

This is Mr. Eickelberg, from the German Embassy.

He's here in an unofficial capacity.

This is my friend Abu-Hassan.

He has contacts with the Palestinian organisations

in Lebanon.

Please sit.

What are you going to do with the Black September prisoners?

They will be put on trial in Germany for the Munich attack.

That's a problem.

It's German law.

You realise what's going to happen now, right?

There will be repercussions.

There are several other militant cells in Germany already,

some working with the Baader Meinhof group.

Listen, nobody wants violence. I assure you.

But we don't see a way out.

You attacked athletes on German soil.

I was never there.

I mean, the people you know.

They didn't attack Germans. Only Israelis.

- It's not your problem. - It is now.

You realise what will happen now?

Another attack will happen, and then another.

So why am I here?

Let's say an airplane is hijacked

and the demand would be to release the prisoners.

Will you release them then?

Maybe. It depends.

If people are hurt, it will be very difficult.

And if people are not hurt?

What do you mean?

What if an airplane is hijacked, and the hijackers demand

the release of the Black September prisoners,

and you release them and then the airplane

is returned, safe and sound.

And who guarantees me that?

I do.

The CIA is not a part of this.

I do. I guarantee it.

I cannot put German citizens to risk.

They are already at risk because of the terror cells.

I guarantee no attacks.

It's not good enough.

Then not citizens. Cops, soldiers, whatever.

You just want an excuse, right?

I don't think it will work.

But I will take it to my superiors.

Thank you.

He wasn't optimistic.

Wait.

When you were in East Berlin, who were you working with there?

You mean, what do I know about the Soviets?

I'll tell you if the deal is done.

Black September hijacked a German plane an hour ago.

Their only demand is to release the remaining killers

from the Munich attack

and fly them to Libya.

They know our demands. Just follow through.

The 13 passengers as we can see have been freed.

This is part of a deal the German government did...

Very few passengers

were on the plane, mostly policemen.

The pilots are from the military.

The Germans consented to the terrorists

in less than 24 hours.

How convenient for the Germans.

The last thing they wanted was a public trial.

Or any kind of responsibility.

You think they planned it?

What do you think?

My brothers! So good to see you! - Salame.

How are you?

No photos! No photos!

Get out! No photos!

I was never here. Enjoy your time.

We'll talk soon.

Don't worry.

When are we going home?

Soon, God willing. Soon.

- Don't worry, buddy. Soon. - Okay.

Enjoy your fame.

The TV people are waiting for you.

The three Munich terrorists were flown to Libya.

Their airplane landed in Tripoli,

where they were greeted by crowds.

The liberated Munich attackers were granted asylum

by the Libyan authorities...

The sign says "Death to Israel".

I hope Golda is watching this too.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us.

Please raise your hand, and I will follow...

Look at them. They're stars now.

Let's begin.

Did you shoot the athletes?

It's not important to say if they did or did not.

"Not important."

What do you think you achieved?

We tried to...

We have made our voice heard to the world.

Okay, enough. Turn it off.

You asked for the missile report.

It's from military intelligence.

What am I looking at?

It's called a Strela missile.

Small, shoulder fired, surface to air missile.

It's new Soviet technology.

Shoulder fired, so one man can fire it?

Yes.

And take down a whole airplane?

If it's close enough to the ground, then yes.

Harari says it can be carried in a bag.

Do you understand?

An anti-aircraft missile, in the hands of Black September.

You don't even need hijackers.

Just someone close enough to an airport,

anywhere in Europe.

Good job, Zvika.

Thank you.

Imagine an airplane with hundreds of passengers,

maybe Israeli citizens,

maybe Americans, European, whoever.

All could be killed with one missile.

You know what I think.

We must take down Mashar.

Okay. You got your approval.

Just don't get caught and no innocents harmed,

and we'll need to share this information

with European governments.

The Europeans think they're only targeting us.

That it's not their problem.

I'll let them know if and when the terrorists get the missiles.

Information is power.

I want to use this only when I need to.

They finally made a cynic out of you over there at the Mossad.

Isn't that what you wanted? Calculated.

Good luck.

Relax. Relax, guys, what's up?

Relax.

Let us celebrate, Abu-Iyad! We did it! We freed our men.

If there was ever a time to celebrate!

To victory!

Abu-Youssef! Come in.

We're celebrating the release of our men.

Would you like a drink?

No, I don't drink.

I'm a Muslim.

Right... Of course.

I salute you, the High Commander.

Abu-Youssef,

Commander of Black September!

You shouldn't have done that.

Hello.

Look who's joining us for dinner!

Daddy!

Mr. Mashar.

I didn't know the Milano Christian Monitor

had such beautiful journalists.

Thank you, Mr. Mashar.

Thank you, Pierre, come in.

As you know, my job is only political.

We work hard to advance our cause.

And what about the rumours of connections between the PLO

and the terrorists of Black September?

Rubbish. Completely false.

You know, the Zionists like to paint all of us

with the same brush.

We are not involved in any act of violence.

In fact, we promote peace.

Our readers will be very relieved to know that.

Maybe I could take a picture of you?

Of course.

We can also take a picture together.

Just a picture of you is fine.

Nobody wants to see me, believe me.

I find that hard to believe.

See you tomorrow, guys.

Good night, Mike.

Good night.

Mike.

We heard it's your birthday.

The team bought you something.

We heard you like classical music.

Who told you?

I hope this didn't come out of our budget.

Don't worry, everybody pitched in.

Thank you for this, guys.

Have you ever been to the opera here?

Palais Garnier?

Opera?

I only listen to Hebrew songs from the kibbutz.

You know what she's singing about?

It's about the moment...

The still moment before battle.

Wait.

Go.

Okay, go, go, go.

Hello?

Hello.

May I speak with Mr. Mashar?

This is he.

Hello?

Hello?

Damn you, Bobby!

Who is this?

It's done.

I'll go tell Golda.

I was born in Jaffa.

And my friend, Mahmoud Mashar, was born

not far away,

in Umm-Khaled.

He never forgot his homeland, just like I never forgot Jaffa.

And we will never forget

Ramle and Lod and Haifa and Jerusalem.

He once told me,

if we play by their rules we'll lose.

What's going on?

That is why we must play by our own rules.

From Mashar.

A single fighter can take down an airplane.

That was his vision.

And we will follow his words

and never give up.

For our children.

Until victory.

Revolution until victory!

Can we get it?

We will.