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The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998)

May. 10,1998

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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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The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

1998

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.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1998

6 Episode

Episode 1 - 1948–56

May. 10,1998

In 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.

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Episode 2 - 1967

May. 17,1998

Tracing the pattern of dramatic and covert events leading to the Six Day War of June 1967.

Episode 3 - 1967–1982

May. 24,1998

The 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.

Episode 4 - 1970–79

May. 31,1998

Israel 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.

Episode 5 - 1987–1991

June. 07,1998

The protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged. The deadlock was finally broken by the Intifada - a Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories.

Episode 6 - 1992–98

June. 14,1998

A series of cloak and-dagger manoeuvres sealed a historic first peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in September 1993.

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.