The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs
Decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia, and the U.S. tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Charts the evolution of tensions, violence, and peace efforts from 1948 to 1998.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.1948–56
10-05-199849mIn 1948, the state of Israel was proclaimed. This episode recounts how the US, later Israel's greatest ally, came close to stopping the creation of the new state.
- Ep 2
2.1967
17-05-199848mTracing the pattern of dramatic and covert events leading to the Six Day War of June 1967.
- Ep 3
3.1967–1982
24-05-199848mThe Palestinian story, beginning with Yasser Arafat's first secret crossing of the River Jordan to launch raids on Israel and ending with his exile to Tunis.
- Ep 4
4.1970–79
31-05-199848mIsrael was not prepared for the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. Ex-US president Jimmy Carter recalls how, in 1978, he managed to broker the Arab-Israel agreement.
- Ep 5
5.1987–1991
07-06-199848mThe protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged. The deadlock was finally broken by the Intifada - a Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories.
- Ep 6
6.1992–98
14-06-199849mA series of cloak and-dagger manoeuvres sealed a historic first peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in September 1993.
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