The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

Season 1

1998 · 6 episodes · 4h 50m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. 1948–56

   10 May 1998 · 49 min

   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.

2. 2

   2. 1967

   17 May 1998 · 48 min

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

3. 3

   3. 1967–1982

   24 May 1998 · 48 min

   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.

4. 4

   4. 1970–79

   31 May 1998 · 48 min

   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.

5. 5

   5. 1987–1991

   7 Jun 1998 · 48 min

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

6. 6

   6. 1992–98

   14 Jun 1998 · 49 min

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