Munich and the moral limits of revenge

Gupta, Uttaran Das (2023) Munich and the moral limits of revenge. Business Standard.

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Abstract

A little more than halfway through Munich (Steven Spielberg, 2005), Hans (Hanns Zischler), a Mossad agent on a mission to assassinate Palestinian militant group Black September’s leadership, gets into a reflective mood on the ethical demands of his job. “In seven months, we’ve killed six of the 11 names,” he says, as fellow agent Avner Kaufman (Eric Bana) cooks an elaborate dinner on a stormy night. “We’ve killed one replacement. …One of our own has fallen. Since we began, the other side has sent letter bombs to 11 embassies, hijacked three planes, killed 130 passengers in Athens, and wounded scores more, and killed our military attaché in Washington. …Black September’s original leadership has been decimated. But new leaders are emerging for whom Black September wasn’t violent enough.”

Item Type: Article in News Papers and Magazine
Keywords: Munich (Steven Spielberg, 2005) | Mossad agent | Palestinian militant Group
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Journalism, News and Media
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of Journalism & Communication
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2023 17:42
Last Modified: 10 Nov 2023 17:42
Official URL: https://www.business-standard.com/entertainment/mu...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/6881

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