The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs

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History Documentary hosted by Tim Pigott Smith, published by BBC in 1998 - English narration

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The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict.

[edit] Chapter 1: 1948-1956

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.

[edit] Chapter 2: 1967

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

[edit] Chapter 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.

[edit] Chapter 4: 1970-1979

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.

[edit] Chapter 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.