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The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

1998 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 7.5 Documentary War & Politics

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.

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 & Episodes

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

EP 2

1967

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

EP 3

1967–1982

The Palestinian story, beginning with Yasser Arafat's first secret crossing of the River Jordan to launch raids on Israe

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 ma

EP 5

1987–1991

The protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged. The deadlock was finally broken by the Intifada - a Palestinia

EP 6

1992–98

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

Popular Cast

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Self - Narrator (voice)

King Hussein of Jordan

King Hussein of Jordan

Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat

Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres

Self - Israel's Prime Minister

Hafez al-Assad

Hafez al-Assad

Self - Syrian President (archive footage)

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Self - Egyptian President (archive footage)

Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan

Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat

Self - Free Officers Movement

Yizhak Rabin

Yizhak Rabin

Self - Israeli Defence Minister

Abba Eban

Abba Eban

Self - Israel's Foreign Minister