Megiddo (2017): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
Some 6,000 Palestinian political prisoners are
currently being held
in Israeli prisons, mainly from Hamas, Fatah
and the People's Front
Over 1,000 of them are in Megiddo Prison
and are guarded by 300 prison guards
Night roll call, be ready!
Good evening.
Aslambuli? -Yes.
-Amjad? Ahmad?
Elqassem? -Yes.
-Haitham? -Yes.
Musa? Good night.
Open Cell 5 for them.
Five. -Five!
Where are you going?
Come out for roll call.
Get over here!
Hold on.
-Let him come out of the shower.
Roll call.
Let them count.
-It's not at your leisure.
Stay there, we're doing roll call.
He didn't think you were here.
Two, four...
Exercise time,
holy warriors!
The cellblock with Hamas prisoners is the
biggest in the prison.
Get some fresh air, comrades!
The daily routine is based on the laws of
the Koran and kept on a tight schedule.
I spoke to the cellblock sergeant
but he insists.
He won't get off his high horse.
So rebel. Don't cooperate
with Saar, the cellblock commander,
he can either deal with
every prisoner individually
or bring the whole cellblock out.
It doesn't work this way.
At 1:30
Amal the cellblock sergeant
came and told us:
"Look what time it is,"
he had the nerve to say
that exercise time was long over,
"Why don't you put them
in their cells?"
I said, "We only went over
by a minute or two."
I said, "Amal, don't forget
you took us out
"for the second exercise session
at 11:05,
"we got cheated out of 35 minutes."
Tell them what I told you...
He's just making trouble.
I'm serious, I swear on
my children, Abdel Basset
Amar and Mahadi the speakers are making trouble
"NO, no...
At 12:35 I still hadn't closed up
and he said:
"You kept me back for 5 minutes
this morning, I'll take them."
Saar heard him say that,
that’s why he came. -No, no.
Here's Saar. Talk to him.
Amal, don't blow it out of proportion.
Here's Saar.
Saar, you deal with this.
They think I'm doing it
on purpose. -Listen.
He heard exactly what happened.
-Listen.
My orders are, you open
the cellblock at 1:20,
you aren't answerable
to anyone else.
Have a nice day.
Come here, please,
Abdel Basset.
You think I did it?
Listen, you're prisoners.
I've been in this cellblock
a long time,
remember, I was here
when you came in.
I know the cellblock
and what it's like.
I saw, today they closed 20 minutes late
and opened 20 minutes late.
At 12:25 you have to say:
"You guys, open the doors,
we're done." -They did.
At 1:42 I saw people
still playing ping-pong.
Do you want us
to take the ping-pong table away?
We're always meeting you halfway.
Yesterday you were supposed to be
locked up at 5:00
and you ere still out
at 5:30.
I was here, you know.
The same thing the day before.
You're never locked up exactly
at 5:00, isn't that so?
You always get an extra
five minutes, ten minutes.
Not the whole cellblock.
-Yes, the whole cellblock.
Do you Want me to show you?
I'll show you.
Today I decided to open up at 1:30.
Have a nice day.
I'm coming over, bro.
Bye.
Bye. Have a nice day.
Abdel Basset,
on Sunday I may be bringing in
ten LCD TVs.
You're the next cellblock in line
to get LCDs, okay?
If District Command will give them to me
you'll get ten TVs.
If not, we'll make it up to you
until they arrive.
Goodbye. -Goodbye.
-Bye, you guys. Enjoy your work.
What did he say?
-Forget what he said.
Let's not make a big deal of it.
Wait till he leaves.
I don't want to say
anything bad, okay?
When you have a mean shift manager
like him, don't give in.
Don't let him...
He's trouble.
He's trying to provoke us.
He speaks loudly on purpose
so that...
Officer Saar will hear him,
so the officer won't ask him
to break the rules.
He also told me
that on Sunday
he might bring in LCD TVs.
It’ll be okay, God willing.
Before I enlisted
I worked in a factory.
You know how it is, one day there's work,
the next day there isn't.
was mainly looking for
financial security
but what happens within the walls
also attracted me.
It was a challenge to see
what happens within the walls,
how things are run,
what happens inside.
As a civilian you know
very little about the organization.
You don’t know what’s going on.
Abdel Basset, 44 years old
Prisoner ID No. 1049663
Discharge date: In six months
Hamas leader in the prison
Indicted for aiding and abetting hostile acts
Sentenced to 15 years
I've been in administrative detention
many times.
Of my 13 years in prison,
8 were administrative detention.
Which means? -You aren't
accused of anything.
You're imprisoned to prevent you
from doing anything.
Many years.
The occupation doesn't
distinguish between...
whether you do anything
or don't,
you're usually kept in prison.
Are you angry?
-At the occupation, yes.
At being imprisoned, too.
I'm angry in general,
any nation that wants..
its freedom
has to pay the price.
I've been working in Megiddo
for two years now.
It's hard,
being responsible
for 240 prisoners.
You can't sleep at night.
You're worried about every prisoner,
you're responsible for him,
for his life, for his relationship with
the administration, for internal relations.
What's up, Shoshani?
-How's it going?
Is that the sermon?
-Yes. Check it for Cellblock 5,
Abdel Basset is preacher today.
I'm writing "A prison guard present..."
Who speaks Arabic.
-"Who speaks Arabic
"during the sermon."
Make sure this sermon
isn't replaced by something else,
incitement, nationalism,
anything of the kind,
no interrupting the prayer service,
by the book.
wait until he finishes the service,
the shift officer arrives,
they take the preacher,
the inciter, to solitary confinement.
Ten minutes until prayers,
servants of Allah!
Ten minutes until prayers,
brothers!
Allah Akbar,
Allah Akbar!
I testify that Muhammad
is Allah's emissary!
In Allah's name, prayers and peace
to Allah’s emissary.
Praise God, the master
of the universe.
Prayers and peace
to the master of the prophets.
The crisis that the Arab
and Islamic people
has experienced for over
100 years
is founded on the terrible trinity
of colonialism, tyranny
and radicalism.
As long as the three sides
of this triangle exist
our nation will continue
not to exist.
According to Allah's Sharia (law)
a thief's hand must be cut off.
If someone reaches out and steals
what rightfully belongs to others,
his skull should be smashed
even before his hand is cut off.
If a thief reaches into my house
to steal what is most dear to us,
can we tell them no?
Every society has an identity
and privacy.
Our Arab-Islamic society, too,
must identify with our identity,
with our religion, with our symbols,,
with our heritage
and with our history.
And when I'm dead and buried
the tree of my new, strong heritage
will grow on that spot.
Conducting a search?
Search, brothers!
They're inspecting the floors to make sure
we aren't digging tunnels.
That's a big problem for Israel.
The tunnels are a big problem.
In the prison, outside the prison,
in Gaza,
the tunnels are a big problem.
They're doing their job,
I don't get involved.
Is there a chance they’re digging here?
There's always...
a chance.
It comes from the prisoners'
quest for freedom.
We found dispatches,
letters sent between prisons.
They send them to each other
and get orders from their leaders outside,
instructions for perpetrating attacks
in Israel.
The guard tied me up.
What sane person does such a thing?
He's a creep, an idiot.
Move it.
Anyone who doesn't belong here, out.
-Get in the cell.
Shut up, I said.
Get in the cell.
Treat us right.
We’re human beings.
Treat us like human beings,
not animals. -Fine.
Otherwise...
-We heard you.
Your beastly behavior
will boomerang on you.
Unworthy, impolite behavior
will spark an undesirable reaction.
Get inside. Move it.
We're taking these to Intelligence.
-For analysis? -Yes.
If there's nothing wrong with them
you'll get them back.
If there is... -No problem.
-Okay? -Okay.
No problem.
-Okay...
Let's go, folks.
The search is over.
They searched our cell,
I had personal letters
in my pocket.
The guard took the letters
from my pocket.
I said, "Those are personal."
He said, " I don't care,
I'm talking them."
When you go in unexpectedly
you'll always find things
that they're hiding.
These dispatches
were meant to be sent outside,
not within the prison.
This shows how closely connected
Hamas inside the prison
is with Hamas outside the prison.
When a search is on,
why would he keep
a dispatch in his pocket?
Couldn't he have gotten rid of it?
For God’s sake, you guys...
-My grandma would better at...
Give me a break.
I'm sick of your stupidity.
You need to go back to first grade
and learn
how things work in prison
and how to do things wisely.
You've joined the conference call.
Good morning, Megiddo.
General count 1082.
In terms of incidents,
we caught a dispatch about
a prisoner who's going to Ketziot Prison,
a long dispatch listing
their activities over the past year
including finances.
The dispatch was checked by Intelligence
and will be sent to the Shin Bet.
How long have you been in prison?
-12 years.
How much longer do you have?
-Another 18 years.
Can I ask what you're in for?
-No problem.
For shooting at soldiers
in Ramallah.
Nobody was wounded,
nobody was killed.
I was sentenced to nine life sentences
plus 50 years.
Naturally.
Nine life sentences?
-Plus 50 years.
I'll spend my whole life in jail.
What did you do?
I killed settlers in the territories,
in the West Bank.
I was accused of
setting off a car bomb.
600 kilos of explosives.
-How did they catch you?
They raided my house at night
and said: We'll blow your house up.
They sent my father, my mother,
my brother,
so I'd come out.
"Come out, come out."
I didn't know what to do.
They scared my kids.
They were little,
my daughter was only two.
Call your dad: "Dad, come out."
Then I came out.
I was involved in attempted murder,
I knew about it and didn't report it,
I took part, I shot,
I planned a terrorist attack,
I abetted wanted men
with money or guns...
Copy.
A guard has been attacked,
get over here quick.
Please send a first-response unit
after briefing
through the main entrance
to Cellblock 11.
Move it.
Come out!
Allah Akbar!
Motherfuckers.
Go to hell, assholes!
Come out, motherfuckers
I went in and he pushed me.
We overcame him
and shackled him.
He's in the infirmary.
They started pounding on the doors
in Cell 8.
Okay? The prisoner started
swearing, I don't know his name,
but I want to go into the cell now.
I have to finish inspecting the bars.
He swore, too.
Okay, I'll tell you in a second.
Face the wall.
-I have something to say.
Turn around, please.
-I have something to tell you.
Pressure me,
kill me, but don't talk to me
about Islam...
Fine, whatever. Be quiet.
Turn around, please. Shh.
Just stand here with your arms down.
Good.
Leave him alone, Biton.
They want you to give in
but you'll never give in.
That's why you're in jail.
We will fight against...
terrorism.
We aren't the terrorists,
they are.
Let's go.
Today I asked the officer:
Why did you tighten my handcuffs?
He said:
That's how they're supposed to be.
I didn't like that.
I told him:
If I had known
that you'd do that on purpose,
I wouldn't have let you
handcuff me.
He said: Is that so?
I said: Yes.
He said: Fine.
He opened the door, entered the cell,
and beat me up.
Good morning.
-A prisoner's been shackled, right?
One’s been shackled
and the other will get a reprimand.
And he opened Cellblock...
11.
And there's a guard
Yes, he posted a guard
in Cellblock 11 to watch them both.
They're he ones who didn't
stand up for roll call and one...
One passed roll call and one
was shackled. -Okay.
Act natural
and say whatever you want.
Come in with me.
Take a picture now,
and no bruises. -Yes.
A half hour later I will be beaten
so even bones will break,
what will you say?
-We'll take another picture.
We'll take a picture every time you
come here. -Fine.
Good morning, everyone.
Hello, everyone.
Please sit down.
This morning a serious incident
took place,
a prisoner attacked a guard
in the isolation wing.
We will not just let this pass.
Charges were pressed
and we'll make sure,
after speaking to the DA,
that the prisoner will get at least
three extra years imprisonment.
There's a limit to how much
you can cynically exploit democracy,
this isn't the British Opera House,
this is a prison with rules.
I represent a organization
that's lasted a long time
because I provide remedies
that go beyond the basics
to a terrorist who tried to kill me
the day before
And to work among this chaos
and maintain your humanity
and professionalism
and keep your opinions
to yourself
and create a safe environment
where guards don't get hurt
is a difficult task.
The fact that you're able to do this
day in and day out,
you have my admiration.
Thank you. Good day.
Today, the 27th of Nisan,
is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
"The Jewish people will remember
the holy Diaspora communities
"that were uprooted, destroyed
and annihilated
"and their children who were
led to the slaughter in death trains.
"May God remember
their sacrifice,
"the sacrifice of holy and
courageous Jews,
"may they be bounds in the binds of life
and may they rest in peace, Amen." -Amen.
A million and a half children were killed,
strangled and slaughtered in the Holocaust.
The prison guards here before me,
on whose chests the Israeli flag
waves proudly,
are the answer to the Nazi fiends.
Israeli prison guards
in a democratic state
in charge of those
who try to kill us
and play a decisive role in the continued
existence of the only country in the world
that can guarantee every Jew
that this is his home.
they're sad and in pain.
We too feel sorrow and pain
when someone is wronged,
even if he's a Jew.
We're against oppression
wherever it occurs.
They're sad about Auschwitz
and this is our Auschwitz.
Hitler oppressed them
and now they're oppressing us.
Hello, everyone, how are you?
How are you feeling?
-Thank God.
What's your name?
I'm Omar Salleh Barghouti.
-Barghouti?
That's - name of one of
your celebs. -What?
He says it's famous name.
Any problems?
This is an administrative order.
An extension.
When did you receive this?
Today. -Today. I'm supposed
to be released today. This is bad.
I'll look into it.
It doesn't make sense.
I can't always control these things.
-The court sent a decision
for the very same day. Why?
The problem is with
your registration.
Whenever we receive a decision
I usually pass it on immediately.
You have lawyers,
ask them to look into it.
I can bring the matter up
and they can look into it.
We're tasking for your help.
No problem.
"Longings arise
and patience runs out.
"I awaited their visit,
"a bimonthly visit
that lasts no more than 45 minutes.
"I sent you a message on the wind,
"the clouds pass by
and the birds migrate,
"I await the visit from
the minute the dawn breaks.
"My feelings are blocked
by the glass,
"not even the air can pierce
the visit I so anticipate,
"perhaps the glass
blocks my feelings, too."
Abu Hamam.
You can have visitors.
-What?
You're on the visitors' list,
Abu Hamam. Finally.
Excellent. That's an achievement.
Excellent?
-Yes, excellent.
I've waited for this visit
for a month and five days.
Are you happy?
-Of course.
It's an achievement.
The families go through here
to the visitors' room.
Check the windows between
one group and the next.
Keep making sure
the windows are in place,
make sure you haven't accidentally
left anything open
because if there's an opening
in the visitors' room
that means a prisoner got out
and he can get in here.
Two important points.
Those of you on the civilian side,
don't touch the women, don't touch
the men, just speak to them.
Be firm.
Say, "Please go out"
but no touching. We don't
want the prisoners to riot.
Show me your permits.
-Here.
Did you bring any money?
Keep going, all the way.
Are you his sister?
-I'm his wife.
His wife?
This is still the first bunch?.
-Yeah. Three more. -Fine.
Ten men to the visitors’ cells.
Come here, let me kiss you.
Daddy, Daddy!
Daddy, I love you.
go, I go
Off to school I go
I wake up at six
I make my bed
I wash my hands and face
I do my morning exercises
and mostly think of you...
There’s Daddy.
Come to Daddy.
Mama.
Mama!
Don't do this to him, poor guy.
Come back... She needs to encourage him.
Three more minutes, folks.
Three more minutes, you guys.
-Three minutes.
Bye. Bye.
I want you get fat.
Gain weight.
Say goodbye to Daddy.
-Bye, Daddy.
They sent my wife back
from the checkpoint.
Why? -I don't know,
I just didn't get to see her.
When did you last see her?
Over four months ago.
Do you miss her?
-Of course.
She's my other half.
Hello. -Greetings.
How were the visits? -First of all,
congratulations on your visit.
Bless you.
There's, nothing wrong
in terms of the visits
but they strip-searched
all the family members.
my wife... That’s right, naked.
my wife told me that
when she was about to go
the woman guard asked her
to come into the search room.
My wife told her:
'If you want to search me
"you can use a metal detector,
"but I'm not going in there."
She told me that some women
were forced to strip naked.
The prisoners complained about
how the families were searched.
It's a delicate, urgent matter.
It's liable to cause problems.
Get me someone to talk to
about it.
How's it going
Yussef, the men are complaining about
how the families were searched.
Which search?
-The women.
Is this the first time?
-Yes.
It's unacceptable.
Amal (intelligence officer) said he'd come
deal with it.
It's a sensitive matter.
Okay. Bye-bye.
Abdel Basset, who told you.
they were strip-searched?
I spoke to the commander there,
he said there were no strip-searches.
Only if the magnetometer beeped.
Call Nawaf.
-Yes? -Yes, call him.
What happened?
What happened was...
They didn't search my wife, of course.
Yes, but she told you
what happened.
We want him to hear about it.
She told me they took a lot of women
into the room and stripped them,
she said they asked them
to undress.
This happened to your wife?
-No, not to my wife.
Bring me someone
whose wife was searched.
Who did they strip-search?
I'm talking in general.
There's a difference between
you telling me they were strip-searched,
that means they were
stripped totally naked.
If the magnetometer didn't beep,
no way were they strip-searched,
I can guarantee you. No way.
The magnetometer didn't beep
when your wife went in,
did they search her?
My wife went right in because
the magnetometer didn't beep,
it was her third time.
If the magnetometer beeps
they have to be searched.
What's the problem? -We're discussing
how the women are being searched.
Right. They let in my mother
and then my sister,
two women soldiers
searched them
and made them take
their hijabs
and searched their hair
then an argument broke out.
You said they were strip-searched.
Listen to the whole story.
-It happened to another family,
that's what happened to my family.
-I see.
First of all,
if the magnetometer beeps
they have to take off their hijab.
They don’t just ask them
to take them off.
Or they send them back.
-Or they send them back.
That was our agreement.
-That's right.
We found toilet paper
with two SIM cards wrapped up in it
on her upper body
after it beeped several times...
In her bra?
-Yes,
she hid toilet paper in her bra
and when we opened it up
we found two SIM cards and...
We searched for other things,
she looked suspicious
so we did a more thorough search
and when we finished
we reported to the officer
in charge of visiting and...
We prevented the SIM cards
from entering the prison.
It's a complex situation.
Nobody can go into
the search room
and verify that you and your friend
really searched ed the as you say.
Eventually, It’s up to you,
do your job as you see fit.
And if you had to
search someone's bra,
you probably deserve a citation
for your efforts.
Well done.
Here in this mosque near Hebron,
Khirbet Safa, Beit Ummar,
the preacher supposedly belongs
to the Palestinian Authority.
His sermon began with
holiday matters
but toward the end he spoke about
events in the Middle East
and the terror attacks in Sinai.
Not far from here
it's a totally different story,
there's a mosque where they speak
openly of an Islamic Caliphate.
We must be at the spearhead
of Jihad,
praise and exalt Allah's name,
raise the black (ISIS) flag
and shout "Allah Akbar!"
From here the armies will set out
to conquer Rome,
to reconquer Constantinople
and the symbol of Constantinople,
Washington and London
Islam will rule the world!
Hi. -Here.
This is for Intelligence,
it was seized in Cellblock 1, Cell 7,
during bar inspection.
It mentions Hamas movement
and here's a drawing of
a soldier being abducted.
Okay? Look into it thoroughly...
the cell is being punished..
They're under lockdown, right?
Right. -Fine.
Okay? -Fine. Thanks.
What nerve.
Does the word "abduct” appear here?
-Yes, here. -"Abductors.”
Oh. -It means "abductor."
-"Alqassam Alkhataf."
"Alqassam" is their organization.
This was hidden? -Yes.
Here. -Nice work.
-Thanks.
Yes, Effie?
Sorry to disturb you, sir.
How are you?
I have something to report.
in Cellblock 1,
Yussef Abed's cellblock,
was a drawing
of a soldier being abducted
with a caption praising the act.
Following the seizure of the dispatch ab
abducting a soldier
The decision is made to call in the Prison
Service's elite Masada Unit
to let the prisoners know they've gone too far
I have three things to say
about it.
The Hamas cellblock has been
looking for trouble for a few days now.
It all began with a dispatch
about abducting soldiers.
We punished one cell and the whole
cellblock wanted to get involved.
We aren't at war with anyone,
it's a professional matter
and the aim is to create
a deterrence
and that's why we're bringing
the top unit in
to do the job meticulously
and practically.
Yussef, my team is ready,
the cellblock is very uptight
and I expect disruptions
the minute we go in.
What do you consider disruptions?
Banging on doors,
throwing objects? -Banging on doors,
"Allah Akbar," things like that.
Look, this operation
is confidential.
Only the relevant entities
know about it
and we need to keep it that way
until we move in.
41, do you copy?
-Affirmative.
Yaki, you hear me?
Troops, we split up here.
Samer, you take a right.
Copy that. No lookout?
Is the guard still in motion?
The guard has entered the cell,
the coast is clear.
Copy that.
41, you can move in now.
Continue.
-Yaki, open the door for Samer.
Careful. Samer.
1 is in the bathroom.
in Cell 1. -Yes.
Is everyone in Cell 7 asleep?
-Yes.
All troops, you have permission
to move in.
1 from 41, making contact
with Cell 2.
Cliff from 41,
entering Cell 7.
Allah Akbar!
Up against the wall.
Allah Akbar!
Face the wall.
41, report to me as soon as
you have control of the cells.
Hands on your head.
Cliff from 41,
Cell 2 is under control.
Copy that. Let me know as soon
as you're ready for relay.
Ready as soon as
the tactical force comes in,
leave two armed soldiers
and a dog handler.
Let's go.
Cliff from 41,
Cell 2 ready for relay.
41 from Cliff?
Cliff from 41,
Cell 7 is under control.
Tactical Force,
you may begin relay.
Down on your knees.
Down, down.
Down, down.
Allah Akbar!
I want a report, please.
A status report of
the other cellblocks.
The other cellblocks are under control,
no more banging.
Check the doors, envelopes,
emergency exit,
make sure everything's
back in place...
The prisoners were punished,
the electrical appliances were confiscated.
Their response was:
"All for one and one for all.
"If you punish Cell 7,
punish us all."
Since we locked down Cell 7
they decided to lock themselves down.
Locking themselves down
is a disciplinary offense.
We're telling the administration:
You wont too far,
one little thing
doesn't justify
a week-long lockdown
and keeping 100 men
from seeing the sun.
I haven't had a shower
this whole time
and neither have my cellmates.
True, we have no weapons
or any way to defend ourselves,
but our bodies are our weapons
We could call a hunger strike.
That's why I'm telling the director,
the administration and Intelligence
not to force us into taking
drastic measures.
Good morning, how are you?
I need everyone who's
sentenced to the new trial
to come see me
in the cellblock commander's office.
They refuse to come out.
-They refuse? No problem.
Good morning, folks
Aradnia Maadmin,
are you coming out
to be tried?
No problem.
Jerboa Jallal,
are you coming out to be tried?
No. Let's go.
Open Cell 2.
Good morning.
Dabbas Tsubkhi,
don't you want to come out?
Tabia Tawfik?
Abu Safaqa Amjad?
-He doesn't want to come out.
Nada Fallah?
Abdel Khaq?
he doesn't want to come out.
Boys, refusing to go on trial
is an additional charge.
you'll try us anyway.
Zariqi Ahmad? -No.
Khatar Khoudifa? -No.
Khariyesh Baker? -No.
Nuhada Oseej? -No.
Awad Ahmad?
He doesn't want to.
He wants to tell you something.
First of all, punishing all the prisoners
in a cell and a cellblock collectively
is illegal.
No problem. They didn't show up for roll
call? -You didn't show up for roll call?
They sent back meals?
-Let me finish.
e didn't show up for roll call
because you took away our appliances
and that's unfair and illegal.
He can state all his claims
in my office
in the course of the trial.
Does he want to be tried?
-You can say all this
in court.
-No, no, I just said it.
Where's Samer? Samer, do you want
to be tried? -Me? -Yes.
You refuse to be tried, too?
-How many are you trying, 100?
I'm tying 36 prisoners.
Prepare 100 forms for me.
-For the Supreme Court? No problem.
100 forms, now.
-No problem.
We don't want any trouble.
You like to make trouble.
You started all this...
-You want to make trouble.
You forget one thing...
With all due respect,
you forget one thing,
you're in jail.
You think you're doing us a favor,
I spoke to your spokesman,
you made a mistake...
-What mistake?
Excuse me...
-Fine. Do as you please.
You follow the letter of the law
but not the spirit of the law.
We aren't little kids.
Yussef, we're holding back
and being patient,
He's the spokeman,
the men here are in a pressure cooker
that could explode any minute
and as the cellblock commander
you'll bear the responsibility.
I'm the cellblock commander
and I'll bear the responsibility.
-Exactly. Enough already.
Tactical Force, this is 3, go ahead
-Allah Akbar! -Allah Akbar!
You locked down the cellblock
after yesterday's visits, didn't you?
This does nobody any good.
It doesn't help stability.
You don't run the prison.
This isn't Request Hour.
"I write this letter in your honors
"my situation makes my eyes
fill with tears."
Your ideology is stronger
than your willpower
and your character
and your families and everything.
Nobody comes back to jail
a third time.
Subtitle Production: Trans Titles
English Translation: Aryeh Naftaly
currently being held
in Israeli prisons, mainly from Hamas, Fatah
and the People's Front
Over 1,000 of them are in Megiddo Prison
and are guarded by 300 prison guards
Night roll call, be ready!
Good evening.
Aslambuli? -Yes.
-Amjad? Ahmad?
Elqassem? -Yes.
-Haitham? -Yes.
Musa? Good night.
Open Cell 5 for them.
Five. -Five!
Where are you going?
Come out for roll call.
Get over here!
Hold on.
-Let him come out of the shower.
Roll call.
Let them count.
-It's not at your leisure.
Stay there, we're doing roll call.
He didn't think you were here.
Two, four...
Exercise time,
holy warriors!
The cellblock with Hamas prisoners is the
biggest in the prison.
Get some fresh air, comrades!
The daily routine is based on the laws of
the Koran and kept on a tight schedule.
I spoke to the cellblock sergeant
but he insists.
He won't get off his high horse.
So rebel. Don't cooperate
with Saar, the cellblock commander,
he can either deal with
every prisoner individually
or bring the whole cellblock out.
It doesn't work this way.
At 1:30
Amal the cellblock sergeant
came and told us:
"Look what time it is,"
he had the nerve to say
that exercise time was long over,
"Why don't you put them
in their cells?"
I said, "We only went over
by a minute or two."
I said, "Amal, don't forget
you took us out
"for the second exercise session
at 11:05,
"we got cheated out of 35 minutes."
Tell them what I told you...
He's just making trouble.
I'm serious, I swear on
my children, Abdel Basset
Amar and Mahadi the speakers are making trouble
"NO, no...
At 12:35 I still hadn't closed up
and he said:
"You kept me back for 5 minutes
this morning, I'll take them."
Saar heard him say that,
that’s why he came. -No, no.
Here's Saar. Talk to him.
Amal, don't blow it out of proportion.
Here's Saar.
Saar, you deal with this.
They think I'm doing it
on purpose. -Listen.
He heard exactly what happened.
-Listen.
My orders are, you open
the cellblock at 1:20,
you aren't answerable
to anyone else.
Have a nice day.
Come here, please,
Abdel Basset.
You think I did it?
Listen, you're prisoners.
I've been in this cellblock
a long time,
remember, I was here
when you came in.
I know the cellblock
and what it's like.
I saw, today they closed 20 minutes late
and opened 20 minutes late.
At 12:25 you have to say:
"You guys, open the doors,
we're done." -They did.
At 1:42 I saw people
still playing ping-pong.
Do you want us
to take the ping-pong table away?
We're always meeting you halfway.
Yesterday you were supposed to be
locked up at 5:00
and you ere still out
at 5:30.
I was here, you know.
The same thing the day before.
You're never locked up exactly
at 5:00, isn't that so?
You always get an extra
five minutes, ten minutes.
Not the whole cellblock.
-Yes, the whole cellblock.
Do you Want me to show you?
I'll show you.
Today I decided to open up at 1:30.
Have a nice day.
I'm coming over, bro.
Bye.
Bye. Have a nice day.
Abdel Basset,
on Sunday I may be bringing in
ten LCD TVs.
You're the next cellblock in line
to get LCDs, okay?
If District Command will give them to me
you'll get ten TVs.
If not, we'll make it up to you
until they arrive.
Goodbye. -Goodbye.
-Bye, you guys. Enjoy your work.
What did he say?
-Forget what he said.
Let's not make a big deal of it.
Wait till he leaves.
I don't want to say
anything bad, okay?
When you have a mean shift manager
like him, don't give in.
Don't let him...
He's trouble.
He's trying to provoke us.
He speaks loudly on purpose
so that...
Officer Saar will hear him,
so the officer won't ask him
to break the rules.
He also told me
that on Sunday
he might bring in LCD TVs.
It’ll be okay, God willing.
Before I enlisted
I worked in a factory.
You know how it is, one day there's work,
the next day there isn't.
was mainly looking for
financial security
but what happens within the walls
also attracted me.
It was a challenge to see
what happens within the walls,
how things are run,
what happens inside.
As a civilian you know
very little about the organization.
You don’t know what’s going on.
Abdel Basset, 44 years old
Prisoner ID No. 1049663
Discharge date: In six months
Hamas leader in the prison
Indicted for aiding and abetting hostile acts
Sentenced to 15 years
I've been in administrative detention
many times.
Of my 13 years in prison,
8 were administrative detention.
Which means? -You aren't
accused of anything.
You're imprisoned to prevent you
from doing anything.
Many years.
The occupation doesn't
distinguish between...
whether you do anything
or don't,
you're usually kept in prison.
Are you angry?
-At the occupation, yes.
At being imprisoned, too.
I'm angry in general,
any nation that wants..
its freedom
has to pay the price.
I've been working in Megiddo
for two years now.
It's hard,
being responsible
for 240 prisoners.
You can't sleep at night.
You're worried about every prisoner,
you're responsible for him,
for his life, for his relationship with
the administration, for internal relations.
What's up, Shoshani?
-How's it going?
Is that the sermon?
-Yes. Check it for Cellblock 5,
Abdel Basset is preacher today.
I'm writing "A prison guard present..."
Who speaks Arabic.
-"Who speaks Arabic
"during the sermon."
Make sure this sermon
isn't replaced by something else,
incitement, nationalism,
anything of the kind,
no interrupting the prayer service,
by the book.
wait until he finishes the service,
the shift officer arrives,
they take the preacher,
the inciter, to solitary confinement.
Ten minutes until prayers,
servants of Allah!
Ten minutes until prayers,
brothers!
Allah Akbar,
Allah Akbar!
I testify that Muhammad
is Allah's emissary!
In Allah's name, prayers and peace
to Allah’s emissary.
Praise God, the master
of the universe.
Prayers and peace
to the master of the prophets.
The crisis that the Arab
and Islamic people
has experienced for over
100 years
is founded on the terrible trinity
of colonialism, tyranny
and radicalism.
As long as the three sides
of this triangle exist
our nation will continue
not to exist.
According to Allah's Sharia (law)
a thief's hand must be cut off.
If someone reaches out and steals
what rightfully belongs to others,
his skull should be smashed
even before his hand is cut off.
If a thief reaches into my house
to steal what is most dear to us,
can we tell them no?
Every society has an identity
and privacy.
Our Arab-Islamic society, too,
must identify with our identity,
with our religion, with our symbols,,
with our heritage
and with our history.
And when I'm dead and buried
the tree of my new, strong heritage
will grow on that spot.
Conducting a search?
Search, brothers!
They're inspecting the floors to make sure
we aren't digging tunnels.
That's a big problem for Israel.
The tunnels are a big problem.
In the prison, outside the prison,
in Gaza,
the tunnels are a big problem.
They're doing their job,
I don't get involved.
Is there a chance they’re digging here?
There's always...
a chance.
It comes from the prisoners'
quest for freedom.
We found dispatches,
letters sent between prisons.
They send them to each other
and get orders from their leaders outside,
instructions for perpetrating attacks
in Israel.
The guard tied me up.
What sane person does such a thing?
He's a creep, an idiot.
Move it.
Anyone who doesn't belong here, out.
-Get in the cell.
Shut up, I said.
Get in the cell.
Treat us right.
We’re human beings.
Treat us like human beings,
not animals. -Fine.
Otherwise...
-We heard you.
Your beastly behavior
will boomerang on you.
Unworthy, impolite behavior
will spark an undesirable reaction.
Get inside. Move it.
We're taking these to Intelligence.
-For analysis? -Yes.
If there's nothing wrong with them
you'll get them back.
If there is... -No problem.
-Okay? -Okay.
No problem.
-Okay...
Let's go, folks.
The search is over.
They searched our cell,
I had personal letters
in my pocket.
The guard took the letters
from my pocket.
I said, "Those are personal."
He said, " I don't care,
I'm talking them."
When you go in unexpectedly
you'll always find things
that they're hiding.
These dispatches
were meant to be sent outside,
not within the prison.
This shows how closely connected
Hamas inside the prison
is with Hamas outside the prison.
When a search is on,
why would he keep
a dispatch in his pocket?
Couldn't he have gotten rid of it?
For God’s sake, you guys...
-My grandma would better at...
Give me a break.
I'm sick of your stupidity.
You need to go back to first grade
and learn
how things work in prison
and how to do things wisely.
You've joined the conference call.
Good morning, Megiddo.
General count 1082.
In terms of incidents,
we caught a dispatch about
a prisoner who's going to Ketziot Prison,
a long dispatch listing
their activities over the past year
including finances.
The dispatch was checked by Intelligence
and will be sent to the Shin Bet.
How long have you been in prison?
-12 years.
How much longer do you have?
-Another 18 years.
Can I ask what you're in for?
-No problem.
For shooting at soldiers
in Ramallah.
Nobody was wounded,
nobody was killed.
I was sentenced to nine life sentences
plus 50 years.
Naturally.
Nine life sentences?
-Plus 50 years.
I'll spend my whole life in jail.
What did you do?
I killed settlers in the territories,
in the West Bank.
I was accused of
setting off a car bomb.
600 kilos of explosives.
-How did they catch you?
They raided my house at night
and said: We'll blow your house up.
They sent my father, my mother,
my brother,
so I'd come out.
"Come out, come out."
I didn't know what to do.
They scared my kids.
They were little,
my daughter was only two.
Call your dad: "Dad, come out."
Then I came out.
I was involved in attempted murder,
I knew about it and didn't report it,
I took part, I shot,
I planned a terrorist attack,
I abetted wanted men
with money or guns...
Copy.
A guard has been attacked,
get over here quick.
Please send a first-response unit
after briefing
through the main entrance
to Cellblock 11.
Move it.
Come out!
Allah Akbar!
Motherfuckers.
Go to hell, assholes!
Come out, motherfuckers
I went in and he pushed me.
We overcame him
and shackled him.
He's in the infirmary.
They started pounding on the doors
in Cell 8.
Okay? The prisoner started
swearing, I don't know his name,
but I want to go into the cell now.
I have to finish inspecting the bars.
He swore, too.
Okay, I'll tell you in a second.
Face the wall.
-I have something to say.
Turn around, please.
-I have something to tell you.
Pressure me,
kill me, but don't talk to me
about Islam...
Fine, whatever. Be quiet.
Turn around, please. Shh.
Just stand here with your arms down.
Good.
Leave him alone, Biton.
They want you to give in
but you'll never give in.
That's why you're in jail.
We will fight against...
terrorism.
We aren't the terrorists,
they are.
Let's go.
Today I asked the officer:
Why did you tighten my handcuffs?
He said:
That's how they're supposed to be.
I didn't like that.
I told him:
If I had known
that you'd do that on purpose,
I wouldn't have let you
handcuff me.
He said: Is that so?
I said: Yes.
He said: Fine.
He opened the door, entered the cell,
and beat me up.
Good morning.
-A prisoner's been shackled, right?
One’s been shackled
and the other will get a reprimand.
And he opened Cellblock...
11.
And there's a guard
Yes, he posted a guard
in Cellblock 11 to watch them both.
They're he ones who didn't
stand up for roll call and one...
One passed roll call and one
was shackled. -Okay.
Act natural
and say whatever you want.
Come in with me.
Take a picture now,
and no bruises. -Yes.
A half hour later I will be beaten
so even bones will break,
what will you say?
-We'll take another picture.
We'll take a picture every time you
come here. -Fine.
Good morning, everyone.
Hello, everyone.
Please sit down.
This morning a serious incident
took place,
a prisoner attacked a guard
in the isolation wing.
We will not just let this pass.
Charges were pressed
and we'll make sure,
after speaking to the DA,
that the prisoner will get at least
three extra years imprisonment.
There's a limit to how much
you can cynically exploit democracy,
this isn't the British Opera House,
this is a prison with rules.
I represent a organization
that's lasted a long time
because I provide remedies
that go beyond the basics
to a terrorist who tried to kill me
the day before
And to work among this chaos
and maintain your humanity
and professionalism
and keep your opinions
to yourself
and create a safe environment
where guards don't get hurt
is a difficult task.
The fact that you're able to do this
day in and day out,
you have my admiration.
Thank you. Good day.
Today, the 27th of Nisan,
is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
"The Jewish people will remember
the holy Diaspora communities
"that were uprooted, destroyed
and annihilated
"and their children who were
led to the slaughter in death trains.
"May God remember
their sacrifice,
"the sacrifice of holy and
courageous Jews,
"may they be bounds in the binds of life
and may they rest in peace, Amen." -Amen.
A million and a half children were killed,
strangled and slaughtered in the Holocaust.
The prison guards here before me,
on whose chests the Israeli flag
waves proudly,
are the answer to the Nazi fiends.
Israeli prison guards
in a democratic state
in charge of those
who try to kill us
and play a decisive role in the continued
existence of the only country in the world
that can guarantee every Jew
that this is his home.
they're sad and in pain.
We too feel sorrow and pain
when someone is wronged,
even if he's a Jew.
We're against oppression
wherever it occurs.
They're sad about Auschwitz
and this is our Auschwitz.
Hitler oppressed them
and now they're oppressing us.
Hello, everyone, how are you?
How are you feeling?
-Thank God.
What's your name?
I'm Omar Salleh Barghouti.
-Barghouti?
That's - name of one of
your celebs. -What?
He says it's famous name.
Any problems?
This is an administrative order.
An extension.
When did you receive this?
Today. -Today. I'm supposed
to be released today. This is bad.
I'll look into it.
It doesn't make sense.
I can't always control these things.
-The court sent a decision
for the very same day. Why?
The problem is with
your registration.
Whenever we receive a decision
I usually pass it on immediately.
You have lawyers,
ask them to look into it.
I can bring the matter up
and they can look into it.
We're tasking for your help.
No problem.
"Longings arise
and patience runs out.
"I awaited their visit,
"a bimonthly visit
that lasts no more than 45 minutes.
"I sent you a message on the wind,
"the clouds pass by
and the birds migrate,
"I await the visit from
the minute the dawn breaks.
"My feelings are blocked
by the glass,
"not even the air can pierce
the visit I so anticipate,
"perhaps the glass
blocks my feelings, too."
Abu Hamam.
You can have visitors.
-What?
You're on the visitors' list,
Abu Hamam. Finally.
Excellent. That's an achievement.
Excellent?
-Yes, excellent.
I've waited for this visit
for a month and five days.
Are you happy?
-Of course.
It's an achievement.
The families go through here
to the visitors' room.
Check the windows between
one group and the next.
Keep making sure
the windows are in place,
make sure you haven't accidentally
left anything open
because if there's an opening
in the visitors' room
that means a prisoner got out
and he can get in here.
Two important points.
Those of you on the civilian side,
don't touch the women, don't touch
the men, just speak to them.
Be firm.
Say, "Please go out"
but no touching. We don't
want the prisoners to riot.
Show me your permits.
-Here.
Did you bring any money?
Keep going, all the way.
Are you his sister?
-I'm his wife.
His wife?
This is still the first bunch?.
-Yeah. Three more. -Fine.
Ten men to the visitors’ cells.
Come here, let me kiss you.
Daddy, Daddy!
Daddy, I love you.
go, I go
Off to school I go
I wake up at six
I make my bed
I wash my hands and face
I do my morning exercises
and mostly think of you...
There’s Daddy.
Come to Daddy.
Mama.
Mama!
Don't do this to him, poor guy.
Come back... She needs to encourage him.
Three more minutes, folks.
Three more minutes, you guys.
-Three minutes.
Bye. Bye.
I want you get fat.
Gain weight.
Say goodbye to Daddy.
-Bye, Daddy.
They sent my wife back
from the checkpoint.
Why? -I don't know,
I just didn't get to see her.
When did you last see her?
Over four months ago.
Do you miss her?
-Of course.
She's my other half.
Hello. -Greetings.
How were the visits? -First of all,
congratulations on your visit.
Bless you.
There's, nothing wrong
in terms of the visits
but they strip-searched
all the family members.
my wife... That’s right, naked.
my wife told me that
when she was about to go
the woman guard asked her
to come into the search room.
My wife told her:
'If you want to search me
"you can use a metal detector,
"but I'm not going in there."
She told me that some women
were forced to strip naked.
The prisoners complained about
how the families were searched.
It's a delicate, urgent matter.
It's liable to cause problems.
Get me someone to talk to
about it.
How's it going
Yussef, the men are complaining about
how the families were searched.
Which search?
-The women.
Is this the first time?
-Yes.
It's unacceptable.
Amal (intelligence officer) said he'd come
deal with it.
It's a sensitive matter.
Okay. Bye-bye.
Abdel Basset, who told you.
they were strip-searched?
I spoke to the commander there,
he said there were no strip-searches.
Only if the magnetometer beeped.
Call Nawaf.
-Yes? -Yes, call him.
What happened?
What happened was...
They didn't search my wife, of course.
Yes, but she told you
what happened.
We want him to hear about it.
She told me they took a lot of women
into the room and stripped them,
she said they asked them
to undress.
This happened to your wife?
-No, not to my wife.
Bring me someone
whose wife was searched.
Who did they strip-search?
I'm talking in general.
There's a difference between
you telling me they were strip-searched,
that means they were
stripped totally naked.
If the magnetometer didn't beep,
no way were they strip-searched,
I can guarantee you. No way.
The magnetometer didn't beep
when your wife went in,
did they search her?
My wife went right in because
the magnetometer didn't beep,
it was her third time.
If the magnetometer beeps
they have to be searched.
What's the problem? -We're discussing
how the women are being searched.
Right. They let in my mother
and then my sister,
two women soldiers
searched them
and made them take
their hijabs
and searched their hair
then an argument broke out.
You said they were strip-searched.
Listen to the whole story.
-It happened to another family,
that's what happened to my family.
-I see.
First of all,
if the magnetometer beeps
they have to take off their hijab.
They don’t just ask them
to take them off.
Or they send them back.
-Or they send them back.
That was our agreement.
-That's right.
We found toilet paper
with two SIM cards wrapped up in it
on her upper body
after it beeped several times...
In her bra?
-Yes,
she hid toilet paper in her bra
and when we opened it up
we found two SIM cards and...
We searched for other things,
she looked suspicious
so we did a more thorough search
and when we finished
we reported to the officer
in charge of visiting and...
We prevented the SIM cards
from entering the prison.
It's a complex situation.
Nobody can go into
the search room
and verify that you and your friend
really searched ed the as you say.
Eventually, It’s up to you,
do your job as you see fit.
And if you had to
search someone's bra,
you probably deserve a citation
for your efforts.
Well done.
Here in this mosque near Hebron,
Khirbet Safa, Beit Ummar,
the preacher supposedly belongs
to the Palestinian Authority.
His sermon began with
holiday matters
but toward the end he spoke about
events in the Middle East
and the terror attacks in Sinai.
Not far from here
it's a totally different story,
there's a mosque where they speak
openly of an Islamic Caliphate.
We must be at the spearhead
of Jihad,
praise and exalt Allah's name,
raise the black (ISIS) flag
and shout "Allah Akbar!"
From here the armies will set out
to conquer Rome,
to reconquer Constantinople
and the symbol of Constantinople,
Washington and London
Islam will rule the world!
Hi. -Here.
This is for Intelligence,
it was seized in Cellblock 1, Cell 7,
during bar inspection.
It mentions Hamas movement
and here's a drawing of
a soldier being abducted.
Okay? Look into it thoroughly...
the cell is being punished..
They're under lockdown, right?
Right. -Fine.
Okay? -Fine. Thanks.
What nerve.
Does the word "abduct” appear here?
-Yes, here. -"Abductors.”
Oh. -It means "abductor."
-"Alqassam Alkhataf."
"Alqassam" is their organization.
This was hidden? -Yes.
Here. -Nice work.
-Thanks.
Yes, Effie?
Sorry to disturb you, sir.
How are you?
I have something to report.
in Cellblock 1,
Yussef Abed's cellblock,
was a drawing
of a soldier being abducted
with a caption praising the act.
Following the seizure of the dispatch ab
abducting a soldier
The decision is made to call in the Prison
Service's elite Masada Unit
to let the prisoners know they've gone too far
I have three things to say
about it.
The Hamas cellblock has been
looking for trouble for a few days now.
It all began with a dispatch
about abducting soldiers.
We punished one cell and the whole
cellblock wanted to get involved.
We aren't at war with anyone,
it's a professional matter
and the aim is to create
a deterrence
and that's why we're bringing
the top unit in
to do the job meticulously
and practically.
Yussef, my team is ready,
the cellblock is very uptight
and I expect disruptions
the minute we go in.
What do you consider disruptions?
Banging on doors,
throwing objects? -Banging on doors,
"Allah Akbar," things like that.
Look, this operation
is confidential.
Only the relevant entities
know about it
and we need to keep it that way
until we move in.
41, do you copy?
-Affirmative.
Yaki, you hear me?
Troops, we split up here.
Samer, you take a right.
Copy that. No lookout?
Is the guard still in motion?
The guard has entered the cell,
the coast is clear.
Copy that.
41, you can move in now.
Continue.
-Yaki, open the door for Samer.
Careful. Samer.
1 is in the bathroom.
in Cell 1. -Yes.
Is everyone in Cell 7 asleep?
-Yes.
All troops, you have permission
to move in.
1 from 41, making contact
with Cell 2.
Cliff from 41,
entering Cell 7.
Allah Akbar!
Up against the wall.
Allah Akbar!
Face the wall.
41, report to me as soon as
you have control of the cells.
Hands on your head.
Cliff from 41,
Cell 2 is under control.
Copy that. Let me know as soon
as you're ready for relay.
Ready as soon as
the tactical force comes in,
leave two armed soldiers
and a dog handler.
Let's go.
Cliff from 41,
Cell 2 ready for relay.
41 from Cliff?
Cliff from 41,
Cell 7 is under control.
Tactical Force,
you may begin relay.
Down on your knees.
Down, down.
Down, down.
Allah Akbar!
I want a report, please.
A status report of
the other cellblocks.
The other cellblocks are under control,
no more banging.
Check the doors, envelopes,
emergency exit,
make sure everything's
back in place...
The prisoners were punished,
the electrical appliances were confiscated.
Their response was:
"All for one and one for all.
"If you punish Cell 7,
punish us all."
Since we locked down Cell 7
they decided to lock themselves down.
Locking themselves down
is a disciplinary offense.
We're telling the administration:
You wont too far,
one little thing
doesn't justify
a week-long lockdown
and keeping 100 men
from seeing the sun.
I haven't had a shower
this whole time
and neither have my cellmates.
True, we have no weapons
or any way to defend ourselves,
but our bodies are our weapons
We could call a hunger strike.
That's why I'm telling the director,
the administration and Intelligence
not to force us into taking
drastic measures.
Good morning, how are you?
I need everyone who's
sentenced to the new trial
to come see me
in the cellblock commander's office.
They refuse to come out.
-They refuse? No problem.
Good morning, folks
Aradnia Maadmin,
are you coming out
to be tried?
No problem.
Jerboa Jallal,
are you coming out to be tried?
No. Let's go.
Open Cell 2.
Good morning.
Dabbas Tsubkhi,
don't you want to come out?
Tabia Tawfik?
Abu Safaqa Amjad?
-He doesn't want to come out.
Nada Fallah?
Abdel Khaq?
he doesn't want to come out.
Boys, refusing to go on trial
is an additional charge.
you'll try us anyway.
Zariqi Ahmad? -No.
Khatar Khoudifa? -No.
Khariyesh Baker? -No.
Nuhada Oseej? -No.
Awad Ahmad?
He doesn't want to.
He wants to tell you something.
First of all, punishing all the prisoners
in a cell and a cellblock collectively
is illegal.
No problem. They didn't show up for roll
call? -You didn't show up for roll call?
They sent back meals?
-Let me finish.
e didn't show up for roll call
because you took away our appliances
and that's unfair and illegal.
He can state all his claims
in my office
in the course of the trial.
Does he want to be tried?
-You can say all this
in court.
-No, no, I just said it.
Where's Samer? Samer, do you want
to be tried? -Me? -Yes.
You refuse to be tried, too?
-How many are you trying, 100?
I'm tying 36 prisoners.
Prepare 100 forms for me.
-For the Supreme Court? No problem.
100 forms, now.
-No problem.
We don't want any trouble.
You like to make trouble.
You started all this...
-You want to make trouble.
You forget one thing...
With all due respect,
you forget one thing,
you're in jail.
You think you're doing us a favor,
I spoke to your spokesman,
you made a mistake...
-What mistake?
Excuse me...
-Fine. Do as you please.
You follow the letter of the law
but not the spirit of the law.
We aren't little kids.
Yussef, we're holding back
and being patient,
He's the spokeman,
the men here are in a pressure cooker
that could explode any minute
and as the cellblock commander
you'll bear the responsibility.
I'm the cellblock commander
and I'll bear the responsibility.
-Exactly. Enough already.
Tactical Force, this is 3, go ahead
-Allah Akbar! -Allah Akbar!
You locked down the cellblock
after yesterday's visits, didn't you?
This does nobody any good.
It doesn't help stability.
You don't run the prison.
This isn't Request Hour.
"I write this letter in your honors
"my situation makes my eyes
fill with tears."
Your ideology is stronger
than your willpower
and your character
and your families and everything.
Nobody comes back to jail
a third time.
Subtitle Production: Trans Titles
English Translation: Aryeh Naftaly