An Israeli Love Story

The love story of Margalit Pnina Gary who lives in Nahalal and Eli BenZvi son of Rachel Yanait and Yitzhak BenZvi Israelis second president The year is 1947 a tumultuous period as tensions rise between the Israeli settlement and the Arab tribes and neighboring countries A chance encounter sparks love at first sight between Margalit of Nahalal a cooperative workers settlement and Eli BenZvi the Muhtar of the Beit Keshet kibbutz The affair is off to a rocky start as Eli is committed to the defense efforts that preceded the ArabIsraeli War of 1948 and the birth of the State of Israel The two go on to set a wedding date but the fight for a nation leaves no room for young lovers