"Avenge but One of my Two Eyes"
Film at the Ottoman Bank Museum

Under the theme "Social Memory/Documentary Film, the Museum's movie theater is showing Avi Mograbi's documentary film, Avenge but One of My Two Eyes, in which the Israeli filmmaker takes a different look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Following the screening, scheduled for Thursday, October 5, at 7:00 p.m., poet, journalist and translator, Roni Margulies leads a discussion entitled "The Ultimate Victory/Defeat of Zionism."

In commemoration of the first century mass suicide at Masada, where more than 900 Jewish zealots died when they were surrounded by the Roman army, and in keeping with the myth of Samson blinded by the Philistines, and his vow to "avenge but one of my two eyes," young Israeli generations have chosen to die rather than surrender. Meanwhile, the Israeli army relentlessly humiliates the Palestinian people. Farmers are prevented from plowing their land, children are repeatedly searched at various checkpoints on their way to school, and an old woman is not allowed see her own daughter. In this film, Avi Mograbi expresses the anger and despair of all these broken people, yet still voices his belief that the power of dialogue can bring a solution to the conflict opposing Israelis and Palestinians.

The Museum's film program is prepared in collaboration with the Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB) and offers a film, complemented by a discussion, on a different theme every week. Screenings are held free of charge. Please call (0212) 334 22 70 to make reservations.