Leila Khaled: Hijacker
Leila Khaled: Hijacker

Leila Khaled: Hijacker

6.0

0 hr 58 min

2005-11-30

4

Leila Khaled was the first woman to hijack a plane. In 1969, she showed her grenades to the terrified passengers by order of the Che Guevara commando unit of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Through the ensuing media bombardment, she put the Palestinian nation on the global map. The pretty 24-year-old Leila became a hero to many Palestinians, including the Swedish/Palestinian teenager Lina Makboul, who is now a filmmaker. At least Leila dared to do something, Lina thought at the time. She visits Leila 35 years later with a camera, and finds a woman who does not regret anything.

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Leila Khaled

Leila Khaled

Self

Uri Bar Lev

Uri Bar Lev

Self

Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan

Self (archive footage)

Golda Meir

Golda Meir

Self (archive footage)

Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres

Self (archive footage)

Lina Makboul

Lina Makboul

Self

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