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The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

1998 1 season 6 eps

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S1 · E1 May 10, 1998

1948–56 Episode 1

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.

7.5 · You

49 min

S1 · E2 May 17, 1998

1967 Episode 2

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

7.6 · You

49 min

S1 · E3 May 24, 1998

1967–1982 Episode 3

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.

7.6 · You

49 min

S1 · E4 May 31, 1998

1970–79 Episode 4

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.

7.8 · You

49 min

S1 · E5 Jun 7, 1998

1987–1991 Episode 5

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

7.8 · You

50 min

S1 · E6 Jun 14, 1998

1992–98 Episode 6

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

7.7 · You

6 episodes in Season 1

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The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs