The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1998-05-10
Last Air Date: 1998-06-14
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Tim Pigott-Smith as Self - Narrator (voice)
- King Hussein of Jordan as Self
- Yasser Arafat as Self
- Shimon Peres as Self - Israel's Prime Minister
- Hafez al-Assad as Self - Syrian President (archive footage)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser as Self - Egyptian President (archive footage)
- Moshe Dayan as Self - IDF
- Anwar Sadat as Self - Free Officers Movement
- Yizhak Rabin as Self - Israeli Defence Minister
- Abba Eban as Self - Israel's Foreign Minister
Seasons
Season 1 (1998)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 1948–56
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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Ep. 2: 1967
Tracing the pattern of dramatic and covert events leading to the Six Day War of June 1967.
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Ep. 3: 1967–1982
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.
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Ep. 4: 1970–79
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.
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Ep. 5: 1987–1991
The protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged. The deadlock was finally broken by the Intifada - a Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories.
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Ep. 6: 1992–98
A series of cloak and-dagger manoeuvres sealed a historic first peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in September 1993.
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