When new recruits in the Israeli army are sworn in at a ceremony by the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, they are given a rifle in one hand and a Bible in the other. The army rabbi delivers a sermon explaining that the gun can be pure if it is used for defence and the cause is just. To explore this theme, Everyman went to elite commando units of the Israeli army. This is the first time they have allowed themselves to be filmed because of the secrecy and controversial nature of their work. Their task is to make regular raids into Lebanon, kill members of the PLO and blow up the houses of anybody sheltering them. These units operate on literal and metaphorical borders. They defend Israel's land and sea borders; and they exist on the borders between life and death and between what might be considered as legitimate killing and murder. The film explores the relationship between their belief as Jews and their work as professional soldiers.