The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

Episode 2

1967

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

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 6

1992–98

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