Godless

1 An explosion in Israel, front-page news in all the country's newspapers. The simple yet extraordinary performance of the "Dance of Silence" by the artistic duo Mark and Mary amidst the chaos of Broadway on page 4. Mark, a musician, and his Jewish wife Mary, a dancer, rise to fame. They have twin sons, but in an accident involving a car with Muslim passengers, they lose one of their sons. The occupants of the other car also die, and without telling anyone, they raise one of their remaining sons in place of the lost one. In the accident, Mary injures her knee and can no longer dance. Thirty-five years later, in 2018, on the same date, a meeting is held at Mossad with information provided by Amin, one of Mark and Mary's sons. The Minister of Security, the head of Mossad, and Uriah, a strategist and senior Mossad official, attend the meeting. They must decide on an attack against a Hezbollah group led by Mohammad Najjar (code-named Ahlam) and the rescue of Mr. Litani, a moderate Israeli candidate who advocates a two-state solution. The attack takes place early in the morning and... Mark and Mary move to Israel to start a new life and have a daughter. Mary is killed in a bombing, and their sons, Amin and Benjamin, grow up with hatred towards Arabs and Palestinians. Amin believes he is the Muslim son, reveals the truth about the accident, leaves home, and joins ISIS in 2017. When Amin learns that ISIS plans to bomb Tel Aviv and the Haaretz newspaper, he informs his brother and Uriah but is killed by Qassam while trying to save his sister and her colleagues. 2 Amin provides information to Uriah to collaborate with Ahlam, one of the most wanted Hezbollah commanders, and his group to combat ISIS. Ahlam initially rejects the collaboration, seeing it as part of the government's political agenda and the warmongering Prime Minister's plan. However, in an operation against ISIS, she loses 18 of her men and, along with the two survivors, is tortured and assaulted by ISIS to the brink of death. In the final moments, they are rescued by Uriah. Ahlam is a brave, knowledgeable, and exceptional leader with numerous moral dilemmas, earning the admiration and respect of Uriah and his team. She is the central character of the story, in a way the embodiment of the narrative, bringing both groups to confront their moral compass. These two groups start collaborating with complete mistrust of each other, but defend each other sacrificially in carrying out the operation to kill Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi's brother. Enmity quietly turns into camaraderie and unity among Palestinians and Israelis. Between Uriah and Ahlam, a love, friendship, and deep respect form. The two groups thwart the assassination plot of Mr. Litani, a fierce rival of the Prime Minister and opponent of settlement construction, and Ahlam takes Mr. Litani to the safe house she has prepared to keep him safe. The plot, funded by construction companies through diamonds sent from Argentina by Arion Milchan for bribery and support of the Prime Minister, was supported by "White Hats" from Jewish extremist groups, at the highest levels of government, military, and Mossad. They celebrate the night of victory, get drunk, dance, and in the final battle against Qassam and ISIS, most of them gallantly lose their lives together. Following Uriah's warning about the serious threat of Iran to Israel, Litani steps back from the elections, leaving the Prime Minister to remain in office. Uriah settles scores and sacrifices his own life to save the few remaining. In the end, part of Ahlam's video call to Uriah: Believe me, I was right when I said men need to be a bit bold and carefree. My heart wanted you to be by my side that night. After telling the story of the marbles, I saw the photo of your parents' wedding and that beautiful necklace on your mother's neck, shining 3 brighter and more beautiful than ever. My heart wanted you to be by my side that night so I could sleep in my enemy's bed. I was afraid to call because behind the elevator, you wanted to assure me this rudeness wouldn't happen again, and I wish you could have been rude that night. I was scared, scared that I couldn't protect myself from you or you from me. You are a man of duty, Uriah, a man of duty, and love is not your duty; Israel is your duty. When you hear this voice, I will no longer have a voice. So, like all those who killed their enemies and celebrate, be joyous, dance, and sing the happiest songs, because I left this world happy. This is what I ask of you. I will die as a free and happy woman, completely happy, and completely free because I hold no more grudges. This is what I ask of you, brave man.