Dancing Arabs Page #2

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He spent five years in ninth grade.

Please, Principal Jamal.

"It comes from the land of Uncle Sam...

and is blue as the sky.

It can look like a cloud.

The Arabs have problems with its beginning,

and Abd Alwahab lives in it."

Wow, viewers, such a good riddle...

Forget him. Keep playing.

Let's see if these fruit pickers can solve it!

- Dad, can I ask you something?

- Go ahead, ask away.

- What's a terrorist?

- Who taught you that word? Principal Jamal?

No one.

Don't listen to him.

He's not a teacher, he's an idiot.

Greetings.

There's no such word as terrorist...

The Jews invented it to confuse everyone.

"Warrior" is the right word.

- And is a warrior good, Dad?

- You're asking me if a warrior is good?

Kids in Beirut and Tel az-Zaatar

are demonstrating on the streets shouting

PLO! Israel No!

And you don't know what a warrior is?

You really don't know?

- So, you're a warrior, Dad?

- What? Of course not. Forget it.

Comrades,

as a strong party, people are following us

and expecting us to solve this riddle.

Especially since it was written

by a government agent like Jamal.

Comrade Salah,

you're the most educated man here.

You attended the university.

We're counting on you

to do your best and solve the riddle.

But I...

We're counting on you.

Your success is our success. Right, Comrades?

The correct answer is the Israeli flag.

- Sorry, that's not the answer.

- Wait, how come...?

- Hello, who's this?

- It's Umm Yusef, Wajdi.

My answer is the sea.

- Sorry, that's the wrong answer.

- Why?

Dear viewers, the moment of truth is near-

In 15 minutes, we will reveal the...

Eyad, go buy me cigarettes.

Put it on the tab.

I pray to Allah that you solve it before then.

So hurry up. The clock's ticking.

We have another call.

- Yes, who is this?

- It's Jamal.

You owe me for two months!

- Pay him now.

- I'll pay tomorrow.

- Next time, I'll disconnect you...

- Greetings. I need cigarettes tor Dad.

Dad doesn't smoke Barliaments.

The answer is Tomahawk. Right? Tomahawk?

- The answer isn't Tomahawk.

- Dad!

Yes, my son.

- "Barliament! The answer is Barliament!

- What?

It's blue like the sky,

made in America, land of Uncle Sam,

Arabs have a hard time pronouncing the

and the smoke is like a cloud.

And Abd al Wahab Darausha

is a Member of Parliament.

Right!

Come on, kids. Hurry up!

You are Dad's genius.

Hurry, hurry, run!

- Good luck!

- Don't say a word to anyone.

Sure, Dad!

- Greetings!

- Greetings!

Dear viewers,

we've had 20 callers and 20 wrong answers.

It's time to reveal the big secret.

- Go ahead, Principal Jamal...

- I know the answer!

Get a shot of Mr. Salah.

Go ahead, Mr. Salah.

Go ahead, Mr. Salah.

Or should I call you Comrade Salah?

Go ahead. What's the answer?

The answer is "Barliament".

"Barliament" comrade?

- It's the correct answer.

- No, wait!

- He has to explain why.

- Yes, you have to explain.

"Made in USA", the land of Uncle Sam.

The box is sky blue

and it emits smoke like a cloud.

- It's starts with the letter "B!

- Well done, comrade!

- My son, Eyad, solved the riddle.

- Well done, Eyad!

Congratulations to Salah and his son, Eyad.

You've won three kilos of meat

from the Triangle Meat Market!

Why are you so stubborn, Salah?

For 100 shekels,

I'll install the satellite dish tor you.

- You think you'll manage the receiver?

- ll it doesn't work, I'll call you!

- Tell Eyad to face it southeast.

- 45 degrees to the southeast!

Eyad, 45 degrees to the southeast.

OK, Dad!

- And now?

- And now?

A bit to the left.

Eyad, you have a phone call. It's in Hebrew!

Eyad, the phone!

Welcome to the Jerusalem Arts

and Science Academy. See you soon, Ayid.

Thanks.

What? No?

They accepted me.

- Congratulations!

- That's wonderful!

- Congratulations, genius.

- So you're leaving home?

Why are you sad?

It's the best school in the country!

You'll have a good future.

You'll be able to do whatever you want.

You can be the first Palestinian

to build an atomic bomb.

Don't talk like that, Salah.

Jerusalem isn't far.

There'll be holidays and vacations. Don't worry.

- Dad.

- What?

What did you do in Jerusalem?

I studied at the university.

I know.

But what happened in 1969?

Why do you ask?

Your grandmother's newspapers again?

Forget it, son.

May God forgive your grandmother.

I was 21.

A bomb exploded in Jerusalem and they arrested

some students who were political activists.

I was one of them.

They never charged me,

I was never brought to court.

I was detained for two and a half years

and spent a year under house arrest.

I couldn't go back to

Jerusalem or the university.

Did you regret it?

No.

It wasn't easy. In fact it was very hard.

We thought we could liberate Palestine

from the Jews.

Now you don't?

Now we just want them

to let us live with dignity.

That's why you're sending me here?

You know what? Yes. That's why.

Because I want you to be better than them.

In every way.

Understand?

Let's go.

Take care of yourself.

Good morning. You must be Ayid.

- Eyad Barhum.

- Eyad. Sorry. I'm Yael, the school principal.

We're very glad you can join us this year.

Here are your room keys.

This is the school's community service program.

Please read it.

- Good luck.

- Thank you.

- Do you need help?

- I'm looking for room 12 in the brown building.

Are you Arab?

Welcome.

I didn't realize they accepted Arabs here.

I bet your parents are very proud of you.

If I was your dad, I'd be on the top of the world.

Your room's down there.

- Hi, you must be Ayid.

- Eyad Barhum.

Hi, Ayid.

Want to listen to some Deep Purple?

- Deeb Burble?

- What?

Forget what you learned

at your previous schools.

We're going to study

the philosophy behind the Bible

completely from scratch.

- And we can only begin with...

- Genesis.

Genesis.

Genesis, Ayid.

"In the beginning... Read.

"In the beginning,

God created heaven and earth-.

And the earth was without form and void,

- and darkness was set upon the deeb...

- Quiet!

What is he wearing?

Ayid, right?

Yes.

Do you have any idea

what I'm supposed to do here?

You have to break down

the thani oksid al-karbon.

What?

I still don't know it in Hebrew.

- Carbon?

- Yes.

Thanks, you saved me.

I thought I'd miss my night out.

Are you going out?

We're going to see "Die Hard

at the Edison Cinema. I'm Naomi by the way.

I'm Eyad.

Eyad? Everyone calls you Ayid.

Why don't you correct them, moron?

Sorry.

AVRAHAMI:

- Hello, is this where Yonatan Avrahami lives?

- Yes. How I can help you?

I'm Eyad, from the volunteer program

of the Art and Science Academy.

Why are you doing this to me, Mom?

I don't want this.

Just try it.

I don't feel well.

So far there are 14 fatalities and 30 injured,

among them, the Palestinian terrorist

who attacked the bus driver,

causing the bus to roll into a ravine

on the way to Jerusalem.

The terrorist was a member of Hamas.

This is the biggest terrorist attack

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