In the Negev Plains: A Play in Three Acts
Abraham:
We only have a few minutes, and we have to decide whether the kibbutz should keep fighting, despite the army’s withdrawal, while we’re surrounded. It must be clear that any decision, one way or the other, entails grave responsibility.
Baruch:
From the military point of view, there’s no point in resisting. You know that the soldiers don’t…
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