The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998)

EndedDocumentary showWar, History

The conflict in the Middle East between Israel and its neighbors is given comprehensive treatment in six 50 min episodes produced by PBS. Using archival footage and extensive interviews with participants, the production begins by explaining conditions in Palestine at the end of World War II and the crisis created by the exodus of European Jews who went to the Middle East after the Holocaust. The withdrawal of the British, who had controlled Palestine for decades, is detailed, as is the creation of the state of Israel. Much of the region's history is complex, with the local struggles being conducted at times as a part of the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but these videos do an admirable job of explaining the complexities of the situation. The segment on the Six Day War, for example, is masterful, with the scenes shifting from Israel to Egypt to Washington to Moscow.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday (60 min)

Last Episode

Land Divided 1992-98
Season 1Episode 650 min

Land Divided 1992-98

A series of cloak and-dagger manoeuvres sealed a historic first peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in September 1993.
Apr. 19, 1998

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E06Land Divided 1992-98Apr. 19, 1998
S01E05Banging Heads 1987-91Apr. 12, 1998
S01E04Peacemaking 1970-79Apr. 5, 1998
S01E03Palestinian Exiles 1970-82März 29, 1998
S01E02The Six Day War 1967März 22, 1998
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Cast

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

voices himself
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Characters

Narrator

Narrator

voiced by Tim Pigott-Smith
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