Synopsis:

In August 2005 the Israeli government forcibly removed 8,500 Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip, a prelude to handing control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority. The film follows the General in operation command of the evacuation, Brigadier General Gershon Hacohen. Many of his troops are personally opposed to giving up Gaza, and most are deeply traumatised by being part of a Jewish army deporting fellow Jews from their homes. Gershon himself is the son of a founding father of the settler movement, and his brothers and sister all live in settlements. In highly dramatic and emotional scenes, Gershon and his troops have to pull children from their homes, carry crying women onto buses, and drag praying Rabbis from synagogues. Behind the dramatic events a deeper theme is played out – a battle over what the state of Israel stands for. On the one hand religious Zionists see settling the land as part of their religious obligation for the redemption of mankind; on the other hand many secular Israelis are anxious to compromise for peace. With the country divided, the film uncovers the difficulties in an operation which threatens to tear Israel apart.