:04:05
Who was it?
:04:07
- Some amateur.
- Maybe a process server.
:04:10
Or a relative trying to make a touch.
:04:13
I promised Emma
I'm not playing Santa Claus anymore.
:04:16
Col. Marcus?
:04:17
Merry Christmas.
:04:19
My name is Safir,
and my business is private.
:04:23
Bert Harrison, my law partner.
:04:25
Mr. Safir, who conducts
his private business in Macy's window.
:04:29
Maj. Safir of the Haganah...
:04:31
...the underground army
of the provisional government in Palestine.
:04:35
I thought it best not to be seen
at your office.
:04:37
- Are you sure you want to talk to me?
- Absolutely.
:04:42
Please listen. I represent
the world's youngest, worst-trained...
:04:45
...least-equipped
and most outnumbered army.
:04:48
On May 15, the British will withdraw.
:04:51
We will announce our independence and...
:04:53
Six nations have promised
to drive you into the sea.
:04:56
Yes, I read the newspapers.
:04:58
Have you read their exact words?
:05:00
King Ibn Saud:
:05:02
"There are 50 million Arabs.
:05:03
"What does it matter
if we lose 10 million to kill all the Jews?
:05:06
"The price is worth it. "
:05:08
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem:
:05:10
"I declare a holy war.
Murder them. Murder them all. "
:05:14
We are going to fight.
:05:16
There's no other place for us to go.
:05:18
We won't fight to the last man.
We're prepared to fight to the last child.
:05:23
Our children don't believe in Santa Claus,
not anymore.
:05:27
We need, immediately,
an experienced military adviser.
:05:33
We've come to you because,
frankly, no one else wants the job.
:05:41
At least you're an honest man
but I've just done a war and a half.
:05:44
I promised the next war to my wife.
:05:46
I think if I leave home once more,
I'll find my pajamas on the front porch.
:05:52
Would you give up everything you love
to fight an insane war...
:05:55
...for a country that'll get
its brains blown out in a few weeks?
:05:59
If it were my country.