简介：

PBShomevideodocumentsthebitter50-yearwarbetweentheIsraelisandArabs.Thisprogrambeginswiththe1947decisionoftheU.N.topartitionPalestine.In1948and1967,ArabarmiesweredefeatedasIsraelstruggledforstatehood.ThefilmfollowsthedevelopmentofthePalestinianLiberationOrganization.Thefinalepisodefeaturesthe1973YomKipperWar,the1978CampDavidPeaceAccord,the1987Palestinianuprising,the1993OsloAgreement,andcontinuingattemptstosolidifythisunstablerelationship.FeaturedinthisdocumentaryareBenjaminNetanyahu,ShimonPeres,andYitzhakShamirofIsrael;KingHusseinofJordan;YasirArafatfromthePalestineAuthority;Hafezal-AssadofSyria;JafaarNumeiryofSudan;andAmericanPresidentsBillClinton,GeorgeBush,andJimmyCarter.The50YearsWar:IsraelandtheArabsfollowsahalf-centuryofwar,struggles,andnegotiations.