A docu-series, with six episodes, which takes the viewers on a shocking journey over five decades, to past events in which Israelis – soldiers and civilians – were captured and kidnapped by terrorist organizations and to the process of negotiations and deals for their release. The series examines how kidnappings of Israelis became a strategic weapon aimed at the soft underbelly of the State of Israel and also how these events affected the fabric of Israeli society, which is torn between the values of mutual guarantee and the high price it is required to pay to terrorist organizations. The brutal dilemmas that were part of the past deals echo the mass and brutal kidnapping incident that we are currently in the midst of, and give viewers a deep understanding of the events and processes that brought us to the point where it is so difficult to decide
Episode 1 – In the 1970s, the terrorist organizations carry out the first bargaining attacks on Israeli soil, which as a clear policy favors operations Military rescue over negotiations for a deal. But when attacks of this type take place outside of Israel – the rescue operations become almost impossible and Israel is forced to enter into deals.
Eight Nahal soldiers are captured in the First Lebanon War, and for many months there is no sign of life from them. The turn comes from an unexpected direction, when the former Queen of Jordan becomes a secret mediator in the negotiations for their release.
Two Nahal soldiers are being held captive by Ahmed Jibril’s terrorist organization. The former Queen of Jordan serves as a secret mediator in the negotiations for their release, and leads to the disclosure of another Israeli prisoner, who until then was considered missing.
The kidnapping of Ron Arad and his disappearance shocks Israeli society and its leaders, and affects future negotiations for the release of hostages, including the soldiers Benny Avraham, Adi Avitan and Omar Su’ad and the citizen Elhanan Tannenbaum.
The kidnapping of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev by Hezbollah leads to the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War, while the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit shortly before, leads to a controversial deal, in which Yahya Sanwar is released.
The members of the Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul families are at the forefront of the struggle to return their children from Hamas captivity, and with them are also the families of Avra Mengistu and Hisham A-Sayed, until the disaster of 7.10 added an unimaginable number of 251 abductees.
