ABSTRACT
The war leads to immense changes in Ziv: he leaves the army, separates from his girlfriend and finds himself almost outcast by his family and the kibbutz. The proximity and ensuing friction enforced upon Ziv and upon many Israelis as a result of contact with a hostile and rebellious civilian Arab population, in the War in Lebanon and during the intifada, turned the Arab into a more real and violent image, thereby enhancing fears, while paradoxically also increasing the desire to settle the dispute even at the cost of a painful compromise. This proximity and fear found many expressions, particularly in the Israeli theatre and cinema and the Hebrew literature.
