The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs
Overview
The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict.
Key Crew
Producer: Norma Percy
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 0 (2023)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 1 (1998)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: 1948-56
1998-03-15In 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.
Runtime: 49 minEpisode 2: 1967
1998-03-22Tracing the pattern of dramatic and covert events leading to the Six Day War of June 1967.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 3: 1967-1982
1998-03-29The 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.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 4: 1970-79
1998-04-05Israel 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
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 5: 1987-1991
1998-04-12The protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged. The deadlock was finally broken by the Intifada - a Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories.
Runtime: 48 minEpisode 6: 1992-98
1998-04-19A series of cloak and-dagger manoeuvres sealed a historic first peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in September 1993.
Runtime: 49 min
