Actress Laila Rouass wants to make a film about Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled. The Daily Telegraph writes:
“Was she a revolutionary fighter or was she a terrorist?” asks the actress. “I suppose that is up to the individual to decide. She is still alive and lives in Jordan. I have spoken to her on the phone and I would love to go meet her in person.”
Rouass has funding for the film. “There are very few times that you see the female side of these things and what drives a woman to do what she did,” adds the actress.
Khaled was part of a PLO plot to hijack five Western airplanes and use the hostages to gain the release of other imprisoned terrorists. The Dawson's Field hijacking destabilized Jordan; an estimated 3,000 Palestinians were killed when King Hussein ordered the army kick out the PLO and restore order in an event now known as Black September.
Who knew there was a "female side" to all that? In this post-9/11 world, I'd rather see a film about the real hero, Uri Bar-Lev. Not only did the cool-headed El Al captain foil Khaled, the lawfare angle to Bar-Lev's story is just as relevant today as the aviation security.
