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[first lines] Cypriot guide:
The island of Cyprus, madame. World famous for beauty, and long, tragic history. Been conquered many times, conquered by Phoenicians, Assyrians, Persians, Macedonians; also conquered by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Turks. Purchased from Turkey by your esteemed self, the British Empire. All Cyprus most wanted the British. Kitty Fremont:
[correcting him]
I'm an American. Cypriot guide:
Fond of Americans, also; we Cypriots are Fond of everybody
The island of Cyprus, madame. World famous for beauty, and long, tragic history. Been conquered many times, conquered by Phoenicians, Assyrians, Persians, Macedonians; also conquered by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Turks. Purchased from Turkey by your esteemed self, the British Empire. All Cyprus most wanted the British. Kitty Fremont:
[correcting him]
I'm an American. Cypriot guide:
Fond of Americans, also; we Cypriots are Fond of everybody
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'' a native land a home ''
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That's all they're dying for
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Just to call attention to Israel
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without ever having seen it themselves
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Does the vulgarity of it shock you
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You can't fight the whole British Empire with 600 people
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It isn't possible
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How many Minutemen did you have when they fired
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the ''shot heard round the world''
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Movie Summary
The State of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.

