The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

Miniseries

Decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US 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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6 Episodes

  • 1948-56
    E1
    1948-56In 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.
  • 1967
    E2
    1967Tracing the pattern of dramatic and covert events leading to the Six Day War of June 1967.
  • 1967-1982
    E3
    1967-1982The 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.
  • 1970-79
    E4
    1970-79Israel 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
  • 1987-1991
    E5
    1987-1991The protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged. The deadlock was finally broken by the Intifada - a Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories.
  • 1992-98
    E6
    1992-98A series of cloak and-dagger manoeuvres sealed a historic first peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in September 1993.

Cast of Miniseries

  • Tim Pigott-SmithSelf - Narrator (voice)

 

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