Former Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip recently produced a film about a series of miracles which they claim took place in the weeks before Israel's withdrawal from the Strip which claim that god what protecting them.
One such miracle was the "miracle of mortars," in which they claim that they were saved by god when they remained unharmed by some 5,000 mortars fired by Palestinians.
The 90-minute long film includes testimonies from former settlers who had survived mortar attacks.
Producer of the film Tova Eliyahu, wife of religious leader Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, said that "the film depicts what the (settlers) went through during the past four years: The security-related tribulations on the one hand, and the joy and faith on the other."
“It is a fictional movie based on real accounts,” she added. One of the film’s conclusions is that a person must exercise judgment even when he or she is under orders or instructions, according to her.
Eliyahu expressed doubt that Israel's "leftist media" would air the film on Israeli television, though she hopes to market the film to private outlets.
The film was inspired by a book called “Life Above Nature,” which caused great controversy in Israel as it claimed that dozens of cases had been reported of miracles in the Gaza Strip settlements. The book was written by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, son of Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, who led resistance to the disengagement from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.
The film was shot at the Gaza settlements two weeks prior to the pullout.
