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to speak on anyone's behalf?

No.

Has the PLO,

or Hamas, or any party

asked you to represent them

now or in the past?

No.

- So you don't represent anyone.

- No.

Where were you

when you hit Tony Hanna?

In front of his garage.

- Who was present?

- My boss.

Who else?

No one.

Any bystanders?

I don't recall.

Did he have a bullhorn?

Did Tony Hanna use a bullhorn to say,

"I wish Ariel Sharon

had wiped you all out"?

No.

Did he spray graffiti, call the press?

No.

So when he said those words,

it was in private.

Yes.

Therefore, no publishing.

No libel, no crime.

All my client did

was express a "wish".

He said, "I wish".

Is a wish a crime?

What's neXt?

My thoughts? My dreams?

If I dreamed I killed you, am I guilty?

Where do we stop?

We are not judging thoughts and dreams,

but words.

All he said was,

"I wish Sharon

had wiped you all out."

Are his words going to push Ariel Sharon

to wipe the Palestinians out?

Sharon doesn't need

Tony Hanna's permission.

The words of my client

were spoken in anger in a dispute.

Were they harsh? Yes.

But that's it.

He was exercising his right

of freedom of speech.

Mr. Yasser,

if his words offended you,

go to court!

That's where justice is served.

When denied rights,

people lose faith in justice.

Why is Tony Hanna responsible?

Blame those who are responsible.

Who's the aggressor here?

You, Mr. Yasser.

The moment you laid your hands

on my client,

you committed a crime,

you went too far.

The defense points

to the Palestinians' despair,

as if they were the world's

only oppressed people.

And the Armenians?

The Kurds, the gays, the gypsies,

artists, street vendors?

Who isn't deprived of rights?

I don't see them beat each other up.

Mr. Yasser,

just because you're a refugee,

a victim with no country,

that gives you no excuse to be violent.

Even if you are

the most oppressed person,

it doesn't make you the spokesman

of morality and justice!

And why all the fuss?

Because Palestinians get wiped out?

Because Mr. Tony said these words?

No.

The reason is Sharon.

If Tony Hanna had said,

I wish the Eskimos,

or the Smurfs,

had wiped you all out,

we wouldn't be here debating!

Eskimos and Smurfs are not the point.

The counselor is sidetracking us.

Silence!

When a Jew does it, it's a crime,

but when an Arab kills an Arab, it's OK.

As long as we keep it

in the family, right?

- The Jews did worse!

- So say you!

You right-wing scum!

Don't talk about Palestinians!

You're a traitor!

Oh, sure!

Only Christians committed atrocities!

You collaborated with the Jews.

With the devil too!

No apologies! We were the resistance.

Don't mention the resistance,

you dirty dog!

Counselor, please!

Dad, be careful.

None of your business!

Go defend him.

The first resistance was us.

Way before you.

Zionist dog!

This lawyer is filthy,

a Zionist, his client is a Zionist...

The prick deserves to be shot.

Let those a**holes know

if they come here,

this isn't Mossul,

this is Fassouh!

Do we know who was filming inside?

We don't know how cameras entered

the courtroom.

We'll tighten security.

Why bring the Jews into this?

These were your words, not mine.

I'm being called

an Israeli sympathizer.

You started the whole thing.

- You should defend me.

- What did you expect?

A walk in the park?

This is war.

Waged in court.

I asked you, are you up to the task?

You said yes.

I didn't want it to be political.

You came to me, no?

When I asked what you wanted,

what did you say?

"When we're done with him,

"I want him to say

I'm 100 times worse than Sharon."

If you can't handle it,

I'll drop the case.

Son of a b*tch!

- Are you OK?

- Yes, you?

Fine.

We know where you live.

Who is this?

Who is it?

You don't scare me.

Don't call here.

Do you hear me?

A**hole!

Fassouh Police.

I'm being threatened.

Could you trace this number?

We can't do that.

You're the police.

Try the Attorney General's office.

They're threatening my family.

Come to the station

and fill out a report.

- What are you doing?

- Nothing.

Turn the light off.

Stay here. Don't leave.

Who?

Boss, it's me Eli.

- What's wrong?

- The garage.

It just happened.

We heard two bikes.

Look.

They're provoking us.

The police don't care.

That's him!

Mr. Deputy! Sir?

This poor man

delivers pizza to feed his family.

Some hotshot lawyer

thinks anyone who rides a moped

is pro-Palestinian,

and so deserves to be run over.

Are you accusing Tony Hanna

of being pro-Israel?

He serves their interests.

Same thing.

I call on anyone

who supports the Palestinian cause

to stand with Yasser Salameh.

I'm told you're both decent people,

love your families, work hard.

I work hard too:

squabbling deputies, water shortages,

power outages, trash collection,

two million refugees,

terrorists sneaking in.

Where is this country headed?

I've asked you to come here

to put an end to all this.

That's why we're in court,

Mr. President.

How about

we resolve this out of court?

You know,

lawyers like to drag things out,

to show off.

They have huge egos.

They don't care about you.

They're working hard.

But they're not helping you reconcile.

You must set aside your differences,

for your country's sake.

Which one, Mr. President?

They hate this country.

We live in the same country.

We're brothers.

No, we're not.

I want you to turn the page,

here and now,

and everyone goes home happy.

You can ask, but we can't.

Sure you can.

It wouldn't be sincere.

Between sincerity and stability,

I'd choose stability.

I could end the trial.

You can't do that.

I'm the President.

You're a state employee, sir.

We pay taxes

for you to protect our rights,

even our right to go to court.

What he's trying to tell you...

I don't care!

I went to his boss,

to the police,

then to court,

all I wanted was an apology,

but no one would hear me out.

I feel you're siding with them too.

Why?

Why does everyone take their side?

I'm not taking sides.

Are they better than us?

I want to salvage the ship.

We get punished, and they get impunity.

Why?

Are they God's chosen people?

Do you want to start a war?

Get in.

Go ahead.

Mr. Geagea, let's get to the point.

Tony Hanna said:

"I wish Ariel Sharon

had wiped you all out."

What do you think?

We're not the Third Reich

telling our members,

what they can or can't say.

Do Mr. Hanna's words reflect

your party's position?

Yes or no?

We've settled up with the Palestinians.

But look at the riots!

The war ended in 1990,

but in people's heads,

it's still there.

Why?

We never had a national reconciliation.

Where's this reconciliation,

how can it happen,

when the warlords and religious figures

are still in power,

including yourself?

I offered a public apology

for mistakes we committed in the war.

Many still think your party

was the most violent one,

and committed the most abuses

during the war.

Mr. Walid,

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