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>> the real terrorists are the israelis. they're really sickos! it's a great honor to kill one of these people. it's a great honor. >> jack's burned face heals, but he still suffers from some of his other injuries. >> frankenjack. i'm partially paralyzed right down the middle. i also both of my eardrums blown out. i had two operations on that. they grafted a piece from my neck into my ear. >> we're going to play some rock and blues for you. >> two musicians playing that night and dominique, the french waitress sitting right next to jack, are killed. another 55 people are injured. the second su...

[ screaming ] >> april 30th, 2003, just after midnight, seconds after an explosion. >> i was laying in a puddle of beer and blood and broken glass. this is the closest i've ever come to death. >> when the blast goes off, filmmaker jack baxter is finishing up a shoot on his documentary called "blues by the beach," about this unique bar in tel aviv. ♪ >> we started doing a documentary about mike's place. and the waitresses, the bartenders, to try to get that perspective. pretty much stay out of the politics. >> i want y'all to take care of all the people here in the house, the waitresses, the ...

Nearly everyone speaks english, and talking about politics and religion is discouraged. >> a good bartender knows how to get out of it eloquently. a good line is, are we still talking about sex? >> jack has chosen mike's place as the subject of his documentary to show how israelis are coping with the violence. >> okay, here you go. why not? >> over the course of just two weeks, jack has become close friends with the owner, gal, bartenders josh and pavla, avi, who works security, and dominique, a 24-year-old waitress from france who has dreams of opening her own pastry shop. >> she really affec...

Midnight, seconds after an explosion. >> i was laying in a puddle of beer and blood and broken glass. this is the closest i've ever come to death. >> when the blast goes off, filmmaker jack baxter is finishing up a shoot on his documentary called "blues by the beach," about this unique bar in tel aviv. ♪ >> we started doing a documentary about mike's place. and the waitresses, the bartenders, to try to get that perspective. pretty much stay out of the politics. >> i want y'all to take care of all the people here in the house, the waitresses, the bartenders. this is a song about freedom. ♪ ...

>> jack's burned face heals, but he still suffers from some of his other injuries. >> frankenjack. i'm partially paralyzed right down the middle. i also both of my eardrums blown out. i had two operations on that. they grafted a piece from my neck into my ear. >> we're going to play some rock and blues for you. >> two musicians playing that night and dominique, the french waitress sitting right next to jack, are killed. another 55 people are injured. the second suicide bomber inexplicably disappears before achieving his goal. >> he dropped his bomb belt and he took off, and there was a big man...