Storyville

The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (2005x95)

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First of a six-part series in which the main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. 1948-56. Fifty years ago, the state of Israel was proclaimed in what had once been British-ruled Palestine. This episode recounts how the US, later lsrael's greatest ally, came close to stopping the creation of the new state.