- The religious believe God reads them. - You have no reason to be upset.
It doesn't matter anymore,
the main thing is that he found someone to take him shopping. I mean,
isn't that why you come to Israel?
It's so strange. He always liked to flaunt it.
Bach in high school, in front of our parents' friends
it was always the first thing that he would say: "Ich bin Schwul"
- Which is "I'm gay" in German. - Well, he didn't say that to me.
Neither did you, but truly doesn't matter anymore.
Maybe you frightened him? Maybe you said something that...
- Oh, so now it's my fault? - It is not a question of fault.
I really don't want to talk about it. Let's talk about you, okay?
Why aren't you going home to your father's birthday party?
- He told to you about that? - Is it a secret?
- It's not, I just don't want to go. - Why not?
I don't want to go back there. I don't want to see them again.
- But they are your parents... - Are you taking sides on this now?
This is the women's section. Do you want to put a note?
Oh yes, Axel.
Look at this. I wanted one for years.
- How much did you pay for it? - 100 Euro. 100 Euro?
- Rafik had him to lower the price. - Give me the jacket.
- What is it? - Tell me what you want, I will speak to him.
- Stay out of this! - Eyal, what are you doing?
- Let me handle this okay? - No, but it is alright.
He would have paid twice as much in Berlin.
What? He is happy. He doesn't feel like he's been ripped off.
Stay out of this, okay?
Give back the money!
100? You should be ashamed.
You won't get a better price. I promise.
- Sorry sir. - It doesn't matter.
It's enough. Great.
Here. 100. Take back 20. You get it for 80.
You're trying to cheat? Give me the money.
20, 40, 60, 80...
That's it.
Only 20? What are you thinking?
- You didn't have to do that. - Why not?
- I told you, that's a good price for Axel. - So what?
- So? It wasn't too much money for me. I feel so bad for the shopkeepers.
The poor Palestinian shopkeepers...
I forgot you Germans are so sensitive.
Human misery always touches your hearts.
- What did you say? - Nothing. Forget it.
I will go now.
- I'm sorry. - It's okay. It's not your fault.
It was nice to meet you. Take care.
- Good luck. - Thank you.
- Let's stay in touch. - We will.
Can I say one sentence? - Go ahead.
You Jews are so obsessed with what was done to you in the past.
- Maybe if you let go, you'd be able to see... - That's already 3 sentences.
- Okay. Thanks for the ride. - You're welcome.
This is all that's left of a full public bus
after another suicide bomber blew himself up.
The terrorist, driving a 4X4 SUV, stopped behind the bus
while it was picking up passengers at this station...
- The atmosphere is very tense. - Yes.
Have you ever thought of going home for a visit?
And destroy our future?
They are our parents.
You don't know anything about our parents.
Tell me then.
I don't want to, I promised not to return.
If I there's something I should know, you're the one who you should tell me.
You have no idea?
All the time that out father spent locked up in his room?
And all the calls abroad in the middle of the night?
What do you mean?
All those calls...
I picked up the telephone once by mistake, and I found out
that our famous grandfather is still alive.
That they telephoned him all those years, and that he cannot move.
- Is he still alive? - He was alive when I left.
I don't believe it. They told us he died at the end of the war.
They said many things.
I got so angry. I screamed and insisted that he had to go to prison.
Do you think that he is still alive?
I don't know.
I left the house on that same day.
Dad was afraid I would go to the police. It was terrible.
I don't understand. Why didn't you tell me that?
You had left to Italy.
You were in love for the first time. I didn't want to bother you.
But I returned after some weeks.
I know.
Sorry.
I could not live there knowing that.
Let's stay in touch.
We have to get going.
Well, you've my phone number.
If you're in the area sometimes...
Okay. Thanks.
It's 102 FM Radio Tel Aviv,
and as usual we play you soft music after a suicide bombing.
"Have a good day, a calm day"
Thank you so much for everything. I had a very interesting vacation.
My pleasure.
This is my address in Berlin. You're more than welcome if you're ever around.
Thank you. But to tell you the truth, I've never been to Germany,
and I don't think I'll ever want to go.
Well, if you change your mind.
You tell him. I feel wrong about it, anyway.
No problem. It should come from me. I'll keep him busy with Himmelmann.
How long will this Nazi shit continue? Isn't this thing getting too expensive?
Don't worry, I talked to the boss. Your ass is covered, I...
Hello, Eyal. Did he catch his plane?
Yes, he's gone. Could've told me he's homo.
Why does it matter? - Did you spend two weeks with him?
A real homo-homo? - No, a half-homo.
Did he have wandering hands? He try to touch you?
I take it you really had fun. - I'm not amused at all.
Here's your last disc. I didn't even listen to it. I'm done with this.
I'm ready for the new operation.
Okay, I'll leave you alone.
I can't believe you got me mixed up with this crap.
Touring around with... I mean, I've got nothing against him,
but everyone's started training. I missed three days already.
Listen! They decided you're not...
I told you... I warned you.
What? - I'm sorry. I tried. I told them you were really good with the Germans.
That you are in great shape. - Fuck! Those mother!
Who do they think they are?
I started this mission and I'm supposed to finish it!
What other agent would do such a clean job?
I... Forget it. - Don't take it so bad.
There will be other operations... - I've had enough of you!
Enough of you and of your stupid Nazi games!
Hello. - Hello.
Menachem asked me to deliver this.
He wants you to listen to this. - Thanks, I...
Do you need it back? - No.
I... If I'm not needed I'll just leave. - Thanks.
I picked up the telephone once by mistake, and I found out
that our famous grandfather is still alive.
That they telephoned him all those years, and he cannot move.
- Is he still alive? - He was alive when I left.
I don't believe it. They told us he died at the end of the war.
They said many things.
I got so angry. I screamed and insisted that he had to go to prison.
Do you think that he is still alive?
I don't know.
Dad was afraid I would go to the police. It was terrible.
Good morning.
Thank you.
Here you are.
Hello, it's going to be a nice day.
and to have a lucky day,
we're going to listen to Buffalo Springfield...
What are you doing here?
I wanted to surprise you.
Well, you did.
Thank you. I really love hot dogs.
This is not a hot dog. This is a curry wurst.
- Curry wurst? - Curry wurst.
- It's very nice here in Berlin. - Well, what did you expect?
I don't know.
The truth is I was...
I was afraid you wouldn't be happy to see me.
No, you don't understand.
How can I explain to you...
I was in a very delicate situation when you came to Israel.
Delicate?
- Do you remember I told you about Iris? - Your girlfriend?
Well, the truth is she was my wife.
We were married for a few years and about a month. Before you came to Israel
she suddenly...
She left and...
We don't have tourists now, and there's not much work, so I..
You see, after you left I really felt that...
I didn't want you to think that just because...
You know... So I bought the ticket and...
It's okay.
Eat your curry wurst. It will get cold.
Before I forget...
I don't believe it. Folk dancing.
Thank you. That's very nice.
You have no idea how nice. Do you know how humiliating it was
to walk into "Tower Records" and ask for this music?
You should have seen the guy there, how he looked at me.
Excuse me.
- Can I have two beers please? - What kind of beer?
- You have "Heineken"? - Sure.
Where are you from?
Israel.
- Something to eat? - No thanks.
We just gorged on "curry wurst. "
Oh, gourmets!
Well, maybe he doesn't like Israel, but I think he likes you.
Really? I wouldn't know. I'm not into German guys.
- What do you mean? - I've never been with a German guy.
- What? - I've been with Italians, English, French
Turks and a Palestinian, but never with a German guy.
Do you have any idea why?
Not really. It just went on that way.
I guess it's less complicated.
I always thought you people were more... easy going about these matters.
- Who? Germans? - No.
- You know... - Homos?
Yes. I thought it's more easy. Like with the Arab. You met and right away.
Rafik? I am not sure that's true in his case, but.. Yes,
sometimes it's very fast.
- Why? Are you jealous? - No.
- It could be fun some time, is it not? - What?
Being able to see someone you like and just...
go straight to bed, not having to talk much.
Yeah, that can be nice.
And when that happens...
How does it work out? I mean..
How do you know?
You straight men..
- What? - You are all the same.
The only thing you wanna know is who does the schnukie schnukie.
Not really.
No, I mean...
Well, it's interesting.
You, for example.
What do you...
If you really need to know, I like it both ways.
After all, how many options are there? Would be stupid to limit yourself.
But...
- Doesn't it hurt? - No, not really.
You have to relax the Tuschie, and then it can feel pretty good,
the feeling of someone entering your body,
the feeling of...
Maybe that's enough for the first time, no?
So how is your Arab friend?
Much better,
after I sent him other 100 Euro to give his uncle for that stupid jacket.
Axel! What a surprise!
And who do we have here?
- I want to try him. - He's wonderful.
He is an Israeli friend.
How do you do?
How was the party in "Roses"?
Good as always.
Now I need to drink seriously.
Sometimes I also need someone to hold my hand.
Behave yourself.
See you later.
- They thought you were cute. - Oh, should I be flattered?
Don't get upset, they're really okay.
Some of them even volunteer in our Organisation.
You don't need to patronize. I remember we're at that International
# Long live the diva! Long live Victoria... #
Are you okay?
Eyal..
Leave before I blow up your head.
- You speak German? - Not really.
- But you just spoke perfectly. - My parents spoke German.
- What? - My mother was born in Berlin.
She lived here until they had to roll at night
That's how I grew up, no German products in the house,
no travelling to Germany, never talking about it.
When they were alone and didn't think I was listening, they'd speak German.
It that why you brought the gun?
I don't know, just before I left for the airport I got scared.
I didn't really think. I just took it.
- It's too bad you didn't kill him. - What?
It's too bad you didn't kill that shit.
Those people pollute the world. They turn everything into shit.
You know what?
As long as you're here, why don't you come to my parents' kibbutz?
- Their what? - Their villa. I told you about it. Remember?
My father's birthday party is this weekend.
Come instead of Pia.
I'll be happy to.
You know, I almost bought you this CD.
I bought it at the airport on my way home.
- I bought so many Hebrew CDs. - Only female singers, I hope.
Let's stop here for a coffee.
Thank you.
That was the first highway in Germany.
In the 20s there were car races here.
Do you see those seats over there?
That's were all the important people would sit and watch the races,
- all the politicians, the aristocrats. - And then, Hitler and his people.
Yes, he was sitting there too.
You know, when we were in high school,
a group of students went to Germany as part of an exchange program
so there were all kinds of stories about
how the German girls were easy and you know...
But there was one thing I couldn't get out of my head.
My friends took it out that anyone they saw who was over 60 years old
was a grown up during the war and probably participated in it.
so they made up this game where they walked up to all the people the street
and asked them in Hebrew: where were you when my family was burned at the camps?
And they started laughing and... You know...
Do you want to play this game here?
It did pass my mind, but I figure that
only people over 80, 85 could have been in the Army then.
- Very few are still alive. - Don't be a sissy! Give it a try!
How old would you say this man is?
- What is it? - You won't believe this...
but I know this man. He is a friend of my parents.
Incredible.
Hello. - Hello. - What are you doing here?
- Watching over you. - I don't understand. - Calm down. Introduce me, then I'll go.
I'm staying here. Room 223.
That's Menachem, a friend of my mother's. This is Axel.
- Pleasure to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.
It's always nice to run into somebody you know, just like this.
Will you join us?
No thank you, I'm on my way. I just needed a sandwich.
Well it was nice bumping into you.
Bye.
It's a small world, isn't it?
Yes. This always happens to me.
This is an Esther Ofarim that I really like.
I guess I don't have to translate, huh?
Here it is.
Axel, nice to have you here.
Hi! - Come on, give me that.
You also.
- It's okay. - Give it to her. There's no way out.
This is Egla, she took care of me since I was a little boy.
- Egla, this is Eyal. - Welcome.
I hope you take good a very good care of our Axel.
Someone's got to do it.
Come to the kitchen, later. I made the cheese tarts.
Come, let's say hello to my mother.
- Mother! - Axel.
- Dear. - This is my mother.
- Nice to meet you. I am Sigrid. - I am Eyal, nice to meet you too.
- Eyal, that's... - It's an Israeli name.
Oh I see, that's nice. So you live here?
No, it's my first time to Germany.
Welcome, then. I hope you'll have a good time.
Excuse me... There's so much to do.
Axel, please be on time tonight, at 8.
8 o' clock.
- You look... - What?
Very German.
Thank you. You look good too.
- Do you think that this jacket is good enough? - Sure, come on.
- It's good to see you, son. - For me too, father.
Where's your sister?
She could not come.
She's left for that miserable kibbutz..
Let's not speak about that now. It's your birthday dad.
This is my friend, Eyal.
How do you do.
Axel, it's great to see you.
Hello.
Did you do something special for your father?
Of course, uncle Gustav.
Attention, please.
I thought a lot about what to do today, for my father's 70th birthday,
something which would cheer us up,
and I decided to teach to you a little dance I learned.
I promise it will be easy, and you'll enjoy it a lot.
Let's make a circle,
then follow my movements, it will be very easy.
Come. Aunt Frida will stay here...
- Aren't you going to dance? - I have to do something.
We'll start with the right leg... ...right, left, then we stop.
Then another time, right, left, then turn. Right, left, right and then we turn.
Inward, outward then we stop.
Turn around.
And turn around again.
A step right
and back,
Okay, let's start again.
I insist. Come on.
Once again.
Turn around
Turn around again.
And, attention,
and... That's all. Wonderful!
Thanks son. That was a pleasing surprise.
# May you live long, may you live long.
# Three blessings.
# May you live long, may you live long.
# Three blessings
# Health! Health! Health! #
I am happy to be here with my family again.
On my birthday.
Father.
Blow on the candles.
Axel you have no idea how happy I am
to be here today with my father and my son.
He is Axel, my son, you don't know him.
Mother.
Is that why you sent me to Israel?
Is that why you wanted me to come with Pia?
That was a last moment thing.
I didn't think we could bring him in.
If I had known about this, I wouldn't have come.
Don't speak to me of ethics.
Didn't you see how happy your father was?
Sure.
Too bad that the oldie won't hold a political speech.
Don't use that tone. Especially you,
you've always done everything to make us angry.
Why did you have to bring that Jew in here?
You always seems to do everything to get us embarrassed.
Is that what you think?
Aren't we tolerant enough?
All those years they spied on us to see if we were in contact
with your grandfather as if we were delinquent.
What did we do to them? They even controlled our telephones...
I thought it was over but I was wrong.
Perhaps I'm an idiot, but what happens if your friend belongs to the Mossad?
If he doesn't, I'm sure he'll join them after tonight.
Eyal?
He's alive. He's there at the villa.
- Sit down. - He's there. I saw him.
- I thought he'd go there. - He's very old, but we can get him out.
There are no bodyguards, just a nurse.
Take this.
Are you crazy? Let's get him out and bring him to trial in Israel. - Eyal!
It's really no problem. We can do it, just the two of us. We just need a car
and we'll drive him to the pickup point. - You don't get it. Nobody knows.
What d'you mean? We're... - There's no we, no car, no pickup.
You have to finish this yourself.
Only you. Terminate him!
Terminate him? - Yes.
Terminate. - But Menachem...
We can get him out. - Eyal, listen carefully.
Why did you come here? To find this man, right? Now you've found him.
So maybe he's half-dead, but only half.
And this is our chance. Not to let him escape without punishment.
Go! Do the right thing.
For me, for your mother.
Go!
Don't be afraid.
Get him before God does?
Yes. Get him before God does.
Iris, my wife...
she didn't just leave, you see...
she killed herself.
She left me a note.
She wrote that I kill everything that comes near me.
I can't kill anymore.
Just...
I don't want to kill anymore.
Hi, Axel.
It's 5 o'clock in the morning. and Tom is finally asleep again.
I knew I shouldn't have listened to you and your dear sister,
all that talk about having babies and how it would change my life.
It did. I've become a sleepless slave.
I would go back to bed now, but I can't.
We're picking melons this week.
Anyhow, you and this Andreas of yours could come for a visit
you know, do the loving uncle thing,
so Pia and I can get away for a few days.
The truth is being a father is not that terrible.
It's actually quite fascinating, all kinds of new things are happening to me.
I dream...
Last night I even dreamt about you.
We were north again, by the Sea of Galilee,
and you take off your sandals, step forward,
and simply begin to walk on the water,
and you don't fall, you don't sink. Nothing
You're just walking on the water as though it was the easiest thing in the world.
and then you turn around and hold out hand,
and I... I follow you.
and suddenly both of us are walking on water.
And we keep walking and walking, and there is this music all around us.
And I look at you and you smile at me.
And everything is so... peaceful.
And we feel good. Just... good.
# by lyliakar #