It took the Israeli secret service four years to put
their hands on the Jewish Underground, a rightwing
terrorist organization. After carrying out
several attacks on Muslims in the early 1980s, the
group plotted to blow up the Dome of the Rock, the
destruction of the holy site could have sparked a
nuclear war in the Middle East—perhaps even a third
World War. Director Shai Gal reconstructs the events
in the form of a detective story with dramatizations
and interviews with key figures. He finds that the
Jewish Underground members paved their way into
the heart of Israel's current political power.
The Jewish Underground
Director Shai Gal and Omri Assenheim will attend both screenings. Shai is a correspondent for Israel's leading investigative television program. Omri is an Investigative TV Correspondent and non-fiction Author.