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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 1948-56 Mar 15, 1998

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.

EP2 1967 Mar 22, 1998

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

EP3 1967-1982 Mar 29, 1998

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.

EP4 1970-79 Apr 05, 1998

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

EP5 1987-1991 Apr 12, 1998

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