For My Father (Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv)

Tarek.

Tarek, dear, you wanted me to wake you up early.

Tarek, get up. It's late.

Okay.

Mother.

Yes, my dear.

Nothing.

Get up, Tarek. Get up.

Good morning.

Good morning, Katz.

Well, we'll see. Forgot me?

How could I?

- Thanks, dear. - You're welcome.

Tarek, move over.

- Careful, slowly. - Okay.

Take off your shirt.

It's my daughter.

What? Not now. Later.

Okay, go with mother.

Okay, that's it. Bye.

It's Salma. She's getting married.

Salma's getting married?

Yes, at Abu Ala's restaurant.

- When is the wedding? - Next week.

The groom is Walid, owner of the roasting place.

It'll be a great wedding.

At precisely 8:00 you push the button.

...for several months,

will probably be announced today.

Last night's heavy rains

caused flooding in various places.

The level of the Sea of Galilee rose by two feet.

- Shit. - There were traffic jams this morning.

A TERRORIST PENETRATED FROM THE WEST BANK.

In Tel Aviv the security forces

ended their patrols.

Rehavia, come.

Rehavia, go down. It's Katz.

- Who? - Katz.

I can't take this anymore.

- Pull over a minute. - Not now.

I need to take a leak.

Wait, we'll be in Tel Aviv soon.

Where will I piss there?

You'll manage. Hold it in.

It's not healthy. I want to piss here.

Come on, Abed. Pull over.

Let him feel comfortable before the operation.

I don't trust him.

I know him. Trust him.

I'm not sure about him. He's like his father.

Shaul, are you listening?

Control, H1, over.

Shaul, the old man is opening the hydrants again.

Roger, direct me.

Shaul, are you kidding me? It's 20 meters from you.

Shit. I'll kill him.

Oh, great water.

Katz, turn off the hydrants.

Look what you've done to the street.

The street looks fine to me. A few repairs.

- I'm working on it. - I'll call the police.

Shaul, leave him alone.

I'll take care of it. We'll clean up.

- Dad, this is my job. - Shaul, you know him, really.

- Dad, don't interfere. - I'm telling you, leave him alone.

Don't tell me not to interfere.

Okay, why yell?

Enough, what's with the water?

There's too much water in the country.

Okay, you're right.

Let's play dominoes. Come on.

Girls, turn off the water. Turn it off, come on.

- Who prepared you for this? - Ibrahim.

- What did he tell you? - He didn't have to tell me anything.

What did he tell you?

I watched videos and heard stories.

What stories?

I saw children murdered.

I saw roadblocks, beatings.

What else?

Shut up. I know what they did and how they'll pay.

That's why I'm here, not you.

No wisecracks. Let's repeat it.

When do you push the button?

When I'm in a crowded place.

What if the police suspect you?

I go near them and push.

What if they're searching people in the market?

I come near and push.

No.

First you try to get in, then you push it.

What if something goes wrong?

I call you.

What number?

050-5411400.

Last question, no wisecracks.

All this is for the future.

What drives you to do this?

Since I was born I couldn't even dream.

And that won't change unless they are hurt.

Trust him. He's ready.

- Is that her? - Yeah, that's her.

- How do you know her? - She grew up next door.

Look at her, how tight her clothes are.

Shame on her. You can see everything.

What do you want to do?

We'll take care of the whore.

But not now. Too many people around. We'll come back later.

Does it sit properly?

- Salim, the money. - Wait. First things first.

Shall I connect him?

I have a mobile phone.

If something goes wrong we'll set you off.

- How? - We call this phone.

From now on you can't take it off.

The circuit passes through the buckle.

If you open it...

But don't worry. Everything will be fine.

What were you saying?

Give all the money to my father.

We'll give a part of it to your uncles.

No, give it to my father. He'll take care of them.

- You sure? Your father could... - Give it all to my father.

Salim, give it to whoever he wants.

Enough. We don't have time.

Okay,

they'll have it in two weeks' time.

Tarek, listen.

We have no air force.

If we had an air force we wouldn't need all this.

You're doing something important.

You're our air force.

Cool him so he doesn't sweat.

What's wrong with you?

I feel sick.

Drink. Calm down.

Everything will be fine.

Want something from the market?

No, thanks. I'll go later.

- Keep an eye on my kiosk. - Sure sure.

We're in the market, by Amram's lovely stall.

Hello, Amram. How's it going?

Hi, Aharoni, hi.

I love shopping in the market.

There's wonderful fruit, lots of great vegetables,

the best and freshest you can get.

But most of all I love the people in the market...

warm, simple people

who have much more to offer.

Now it is artichoke season. Where are these from, Amram?

The Negev desert, Aharoni.

Great artichokes. You can do lots of things with their hearts.

They go well with olive oil, herbs.

- Hello. - Tarek?

I love cooking artichoke hearts.

Yes, my dear. Are you in Tel Aviv?

Yes.

- You started working? - Soon.

Where are you, son? I hear lots of noise around you.

I'm at the market, buying food. I'll talk to you later, okay?

The market? May Allah keep you safe. Take care of yourself.

They say a terrorist got to Tel Aviv.

Don't worry, Mother.

Don't hang around.

Don't worry. I'm leaving now.

Tarek, come back to me soon, son.

I'll be back in two weeks.

Allah help us.

Allah be with you, son.

Goodbye. Mother?

Onions, garlic and herbs, and even lemons.

Please give me two kilos of artichokes.

- Do you cook artichokes? - Sure.

- A lot? You like them? - Yes.

- Do you cook with artichokes? - Every week.

Give me big ones, Amram.

Do you happen to have celery heads?

Give me two, but also big ones,

and remove the leaves.

It's Tarek. Shall I take it?

No, activate him.

What if he's alone? It would be a pity, no?

Answer him, quickly.

Hello, Tarek.

Hello.

What happened? Anything happen? Trouble?

Did something go wrong? KATZ ELECTRICIAN, REPAIRS

No, everything's fine. I'm going now.

Okay, buddy. Allah help you.

Goodbye.

What happened?

Nothing. A mistake. Don't worry.

Are you threatening me?

No, he doesn't know I'm here.

So why did you come?

I wanted to tell you Avinoam's coming tonight.

You know him, so maybe you won't be here.

- First, I don't know him. - You do.

He's from our neighborhood too... Avinoam.