The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

1998
8.4| 5h0m| en
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Decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia, and the U.S. tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Charts the evolution of tensions, violence, and peace efforts from 1948 to 1998.

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Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
royabbas This documentary is an absolutely thorough and scrupulous analysis of this perennial and hyperbolic conflict. I believe that this should be the starting point for anyone looking to understand this issue of Arab Israeli conflict. This is the most unbiased and impartial documentary i have ever seen on this issue. It covers all the major events in this conflict along with the painstaking peace efforts by the Americans. The important thing that this documentary has done is to debunk the anti Israeli propaganda that has been quite common among Muslims and leftists in the West. It also shows the detailed point of views of all the major stakeholders in this conflict
andrew-lyall The UK version, narrated by Tim Piggott-Smith, has subtitles, rather than the dubbed USA version. At one point Prime Minister Shamir of Israel is asked why he authorized the assassination of Abu Nidal, who had organized the first Intefada - they threw stones, did not use guns or grenades, etc. Shamir, speaking in Hebrew, says that Nidal was an enemy of Isreal and adds that "It was no big deal". This is translated in the UK subtitle version. The US dubbed version omits this last comment in the soundtrack. It is a matter of personal preference, but I would prefer to know actually what was said, rather than what appears to be a sanitized version and one which also appears to have some bias towards the Isreali position. The UK version does not seem to be currently available on DVD.
ramzoozi This documentary is by far, the best one i have ever seen, you get to hear first hand story lines from the leaders of the nations (at the time) themselves, USA presidents, Israely PM, Palestinian leaders, Syrian military leaders, etc.Its really worth watching, especially that we would want to know the true story behind all the news we have been hearing about them for as long as we can remember!it also covers in depth, the true happenings of the Oslo agreement, and how it went sour..not only that, but you get to see how the sensitivity between the two peoples has grown over the past 50 years alone.
outsider-2 This was a complete eye-opener for me - and I'd considered myself pretty familiar with the politics and history of the region since I lived there for a significant period of time. To hear about these events from the very mouths of the people who were there, its just the most fascinating thing ever. Absolutely mandatory viewing.

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