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Fred, Ana and the Nights of Saddam Hussein's 39 Scud Missiles

2009

Synopsis

On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel came back into being. David Ben-Gurion spoke to the People of the Diaspora, declaring Israel's independence to the world, telling them and the world that the dream of the Jews had at last come true, in the birth of a new nation, the rebirth of an ancient country. In 1990, Fred and Ana, inspired by the great dream of setting foot on the Promised Land, moved to Israel. They never imagined that the evil ambitions of Iraq's ghoulish dictator Saddam Hussein would so soon produce such profound effects upon not just them but the entire Israeli population. Two decades have passed since the turbulent events that wrote this chapter in the history of the world, of Israel, and of Fred and Ana. In their own way, this elderly couple represent how the nation of Israel and the peoples of the world endured and triumphed in the face of fiendish evil and continued on their way, resolute and optimistic.

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