by Carla O’Gallchobhair. Four members of the 5^th International Brigade – named after the famous Communist brigade in the Spanish civil war of 1936-39, against the fascos –, comrades Jean-Saïd, Natalie, Jean-Vladimir, and Olivier, accompanied by senior comrades Jean, Saïd, and Rodion travel to Palestine to protect Jean-Saïd while he participates in one of the few functioning mixed Palestinian-Jewish brigade in physical engineering research, the yellow transport beam brigade. The other Illyrians are holding their breath at home. Although it is already Year 20 of the World Revolution, the situation in Palestine is still very murky.