Dancing Arabs Page #4

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- 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.

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