The Shelter (Hamiklat) (המקלט)

From Jerusalem, this is The Voice of Israel.

It's nine in the evening and these are the news.

In a press conference held this morning,

the Iranian president announced...

that he would devote all his powers to wiping Israel from the map.

The ministry of Defense revealed today...

that Iran has been developing a nuclear missile system

that will enable it to reach as far as Israel and even farther.

After three days of relative silence,

this morning, two rockets were launched

from the Gaza strip towards Israel.

After six months, the only survivor of the suicide bombing...

on bus number 50, died today following a long struggle...

Do you like my sign?

I made it myself.

Today I met your neighbor from the third floor...

Yona. Well, I guess she's my neighbor too now.

Anyway, she says to me, oh, I saw your granddaughter today...

She's so beautiful. Her hair is just wonderful.

You don't see hair like that often.

How old is she? How old?

How's work?

They let you come to work with that beard?

They don't mind?

I mean, it's nice... suits you.

I'm sorry it took so long for me to come here.

These past six months were hard for me...

and it was difficult to find an apartment.

But that's done now. I'm here.

Trust me.

I'm telling you it will be alright.

Believe me it will be alright.

It will be alright.

Your hair has gotten long.

You should stop by my apartment. I'll cut it for you.

Just a little. Just a trim.

You want Yona to go around telling everyone in the neighborhood

that my "granddaughter" is so beautiful?

Have everyone think you're a girl? Do you?

At least I'm not like Yona's daughter who everyone thinks is Yona's son.

You have your mother's hair.

Stop crying.

We don't cry in this house.

The Shelter

From Jerusalem, this is The Voice of Israel.

It's midnight and these are the news.

In a press conference held this morning,

the Iranian president announced that he would devote all his powers

to wiping Israel from the map.

The ministry of Defense revealed today...

that Iran is close to achieving nuclear power.

This just in...

The Egyptian government is evacuating personnel

from it's embassy in Tel Aviv protesting the Israeli policy

regarding targeted assassinations which reached it's peak

with the killing of 3 Hamas operatives in Gaza this morning...

The Prime minister's office has responded by saying

that such a move can only be considered as an act of war.

Ben...

Ben...

Ben...

Ben...

Let's go.

Sara...

Sara...

Sara...

Grandma! - She said she wouldn't be home tonight.

No!

Let's go...

Daddy what's happening? - Hold the light.

Dad where is the dog?

Where is Fistuk? - I don't know where she is.

Fistuk!

Listen to me! You can't go outside right now.

Not for your dog, not for grandma. Not for anybody!

Don't move.

I can't.

You'll let the gas in. Go to another shelter.

Please.

I can't let you in.

You will bring gas inside... Ben, come help me!

You will bring gas in...

Ben, come help me!

I can't let you endanger my son!

Daddy?

Daddy?

Jerusalem...

They destroyed Jerusalem...

It's all gone...

What do you think?

Pretty, isn't it?

I also found a blanket and a mattress for you to sleep on...

You know, when you think about it... it's not that bad here.

I'm not saying it's what we've been dreaming of...

but still, with some work...

It could actually be good!

Not bad.

As if we had the choice to go anywhere else.

How long are we going to have to stay here?

I don't know.

Is our army going to defeat their army?

I don't think so.

I don't want to be here. It's disgusting. I can't breathe.

You didn't want mom to die in that bombing either...

I sure didn't.

But do you remember what we talked about?

About how there's two things we can do...

either we give up and bury our heads in the sand...

or we go on living.

Remember what we decided?

To keep going, right?

It's been six months and...

we're OK.

So now we'll have to stay here forever?

Without ever going anywhere?

I think we have many options...

We can go anywhere we want to.

You don't believe me, do you?

Say you wanna go and visit... the Sea of Galilee.

Lavnun beach...

Luna Gal beach...

Lavnun beach...

Luna Gal beach...

Lavnun beach...

Luna Gal beach...

Lavnun, Luna Gal, Lavnun, Luna Gal.

Come and swim across the Sea of Galilee.

It's hot in Tiberias, why don't we head south... to the Dead sea?

Come on down to the south!

Oh, I just love floating on the Dead sea...

And the mud here, it's just full of minerals.

Great for the skin.

Welcome to Mount Hermon!

It's snowing... snow!

Snow...

Snow...

It's snowing, snowing, snowing!

...snowing, snowing, snowing!

Snow everywhere!

...snow, snow, snow.

You have your mother's hair.

Daddy!

Dad!

What's wrong?

Don't move.

Don't move!

He's attacking.

You're thirsty, aren't you?

Don't you dare take off that gas mask.

Don't you dare.

Daddy...

Dad...

Daddy...

The sky...

The sky... is black.

The sky is black.

No sun.

It's all black.

Daddy...

What's wrong?

It's no longer safe to sleep near the door

so we'll have to put you next to the wall.

What's wrong?

Dad, what's wrong?

Six months...

How could they do this to me after only six months?

What happened out there?

Daddy, can you open this for me?

Daddy, can you open this?

Daddy...

They'll be coming to plunder.

Who?

From now on we maintain light discipline.

We don't turn the light on unless we really have to, understand?

And we'll have to make weapons.

Weapons and traps!

Against whom?

Dad, against whom?

Where did you get that toy?

There.

Why don't you take off that filth?

Don't want to. I like it.

What's wrong?

I have to cut your hair.

But... why?

Because you have lice...

and it could affect me as well.

No, stop, please! No, no, no!

Stop moving! - No, no, no!

Stop moving! It'll hurt you more if you move!

No, no!

Mom would never do this!

"Our best intelligence indicates: Al Qaeda - No threat to Israel"

You know... it's really not that bad here.

Could have been much worse.

A whole lot worse.

No school, no grades, no job to worry about.

No pressure.

Like a vacation...

Like a school strike.