Given the question: Build a movie plot around this: What are the Israeli students holding that brings Hacker to tears? peace rally
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Israel. January, 1984.U.S. Ambassador to Israel Peter Hacker (Robert Mitchum) and his head of security Frank Stevenson (Rock Hudson) are en route to a secret location in the Judean desert to meet with representatives of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization). It is part of Hacker's secret plan to have young Jews and Muslims begin a peaceful dialogue. An armed Israeli helicopter locates and disrupts the meeting by firing on it causing several deaths. Hacker and Stevenson survive and are apprehended by Israeli ground soldiers.Meanwhile, Alex Hacker (Ellen Burstyn), the ambassador's troubled and lonely wife is in Jerusalem where she is secretly meeting her lover Mustapha Hashimi (Fabio Testi). However, she is followed and their tryst is caught on videotape by an unknown person.Hacker and Stevenson are taken to the office of Israeli Defense Minister Eretz (Donald Pleasence) who confronts them for not informing him on the meeting and also reiterates his opposition to Hacker's peace efforts. Upon returning to the American embassy, Stevenson makes contact to a secret superior where he also voices his concerns and wishes to see an end to Hacker's assignment as ambassador.At a diplomatic function later that night, Alex is drunk and making a scene causing her to leave by taxi to meet with her lover once again. While calling him from a phone booth in front of his apartment an explosion goes off injuring her and killing several others. Hacker and Stevenson head back to the ambassador's residence, not knowing of Alex's whereabouts. Hacker is telephoned by an unknown man telling him to make contact at a movie theater, alone. After his arrival he enters the damaged building where the film of his wife's infidelity plays on a movie screen. Stevenson, who is not far behind, also sees it.Hacker is informed that his wife is safe and making a full recovery in hospital. He and Stevenson visit her where she tells him that she wants to get out of Israel. Back in his office, Hacker is again contacted by the unknown man....