Palestinian surgeon Dr. Amin Jaafari treats victims of suicide bombers on a regular basis, but when he learns of his direct connection to a recent attack he finally examines his emotional and spiritual reaction to his tumultuous environment. Living in Tel-Aviv, he leaves his sheltered life to confront those behind the attacks in the West Bank. Based on a novel, The Attack contextualizes the complexity of this conflict through Jaafari, as he attempts to reconcile his Palestinian heritage and his Israeli life.
