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assalam alikom wa rahmatu Allahi wa barkatu

Just watched Spielberg's Munich last Friday! instigated by The Jewish
perspective the movie is handled with!

well...I won't speak about pictures and production,,,,and the technical
part, enough to say it's a spielberg's movie...But what does a Jewish
director want to say through his movie introducing such an important
incident in Palestinian-Isreali Cause. What does he intend to say at this
particular time?!

well....what he wants to say or Spielberg's solution to the world was
presented in one scene where the Israeli agents undercover, in a flat in
Greece, sharing it with Arabs and they have to stay for a while together! in
This scene one of the Arabs turn on the Radio on an Arabic oriental tune!
Steve, the Israeli, changes the channel to another one (Hebrew I think or
Greek), and they go On LIKE this, changing the channels ! Till...they are
face to face and the radio in between, steve chooses an English song and The
Arab one smiles agreeing! It is Settlement!.....in his view!

Spielberg goes to show the "humane" side of Israeli agent, Avner who refuses
to Kill the little girl and the teenager boy and just thinks his mission
will end by the assaisanation of the list he has! but...the blood cycle
never ends

"It will have blood; they say blood will have blood" (Macbeth)

Avner acts like a machine gun, killing with no reason, just because one is a
Palestinian or a leader!

Yet, just as Shakespeare provides his Tragic hero with ghosts to disturb
their sleep and rouse their conscience,, Avner's ghosts were in his head,
haunting him; each he killed in some way or other ( a bomb in phone, or
under his bed, or in TV set) , frightened he is, Avner in a climactic scene
is haunted by his killing thoughts! till he ends up sleeping in a closet!


he is homeless, though he has Israel! but he said it to his wife: you are my
home! he doesn't even care if they are out of Israel..he doesn't feel secure
there! this is beautifully contrasted with a scene between Ali (an Arab
patriot) and Avner! Avner asked Ali : do you miss the olive tree in your
counrty and those "trifles" , Ali just anwered "absolutely"...it is those
"trifles" that Avner himself misses!

Trying to wash his hands that are soaking in blood, (but very late) Avner
asked about justifications for the killing of those Palestinians, but he
receives no evidence! and this doesn't rest his distrubed soul!

Spielberg wanted to show the human not the butcher israeli! but I can't
sympathise,,nor anyone of us will!

Spielberg showed the brutality of how the Isreali athletes were killed! yet,
don't they kill everyday innocent children, armless , on their way to
school!

Avner can't find his home! and his child won't know her real home! but he
gave up and succumb to the disturbing atmosphere surrounding him! Yet, Ali
and his companions and all those now fighting on the Plalestinian
territories want their land back! know what is home to them! concessions
won't be a solution! they fight for their home , their security, their right
to live!