The Testament (העדות)

Continuing the appeal against the building project in Lensdorf,

where according to the claimant, there is a mass grave in which some 200 Jews are buried.

How many excavations were conducted in the area?

Twenty-one.

And nothing has been found?

The area in question has been excavated,

but the mass grave has yet to be found.

It's a very large area, it's hard to cover so much ground.

Yes, appendix 32.

In one testimony, a woman claims that she

heard Jews screaming in front of her window. In this area.

Another one claimed that he saw a, uh, truck, carrying Jews stop in this area here.

Perhaps the historian would like to tell us where he wants construction halted.

In this area, or in that, or, perhaps the entire town.

We ask that the freeze on the construction remains in effect

until the grave is found.

With all due respect, this town needs to grow,

and we have to step into the future and not linger in the past.

The victims should not pay for our inability to find the grave so far.

And so shouldn't the citizens of our town.

If it is not stopped, the entire area will be covered with cement,

and the graves will never be found.

Sir, the Austrian Ministry of Interior doesn't have the authority

to delay the development any longer.

If new evidence comes to light within the next seven days,

we'll be happy to examine it.

No appeal will be accepted after that time.

I'll speak to you in German, and you can answer me in English, OK?

In that case, I'll answer in Hebrew.

I would like to open our second session

on the matter of the development in Lensdorf.

Thank you.

We've received no new evidence?

That's correct.

I understand you're negotiating an agreement.

Yes, we are.

We believe we have the new evidence.

Is this an assumption or a fact?

Fact.

And why haven't you submitted it?

These are classified testimonies.

We need to work it out with the survivors.

This is unacceptable, sir.

You can't keep us waiting if you haven't submitted any new evidence.

Yoel...

We would like to reexamine our agreement,

since we got some new facts.

According to the law, you don't have the authority

to require an immediate submission of the classified documents.

Even if acting under the Hague Convention,

you must submit a special request to see classified documents.

When will you submit all the new evidence?

In two weeks.

Are you aware of the fact that if it turns out that you do not

have the required evidence,

the other party's entitled to press charges?

We cannot accept...

Yes...

I give you one week to submit all new evidence.

This meeting is adjourned.

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