The 50 Years War Israel and the Arabs (1999)

Leading statesmen generals terrorists and others who made the headlines in one of historys most bitter and enduring struggles tell the story of the ArabIsraeli conflict in The 50 Years War Israel and the Arabs Opening with the UN decision to partition Palestine in 1947 the program charts the ensuing halfcentury of enmity warfare mediation and negotiation Among the current and former heads of state and prime ministers interviewed or featured in the series are Benjamin Netanyahu Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir of Israel King Hussein of Jordan Yasir Arafat of the Palestine Authority Hafez alAssad of Syria Jafaar Numeiry of Sudan and US Presidents Bill Clinton George Bush and Jimmy Carter Also appearing are foreign ministers defense ministers commanders in the field heads of intelligence and guerrilla leaders as well as highranking officials in the United States and the former Soviet Union