The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

1998
8.4| 5h0m| en| More Info
Released: 15 March 1998 Released
Producted By: BBC
Country: United States of America
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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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InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
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
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.
rjspence For anyone who's the least bit interested in international history and politics this is a fascinating documentary. The story of the Israeli-Arab conflict from 1947 to 1998 has been written about in newspapers and depicted in newscasts. Always, however, one has been left with the incomplete story, or a story reported with a slant. Here is something very different. The politicians, the generals, the terrorists, the peacemakers, the citizens - so very many of the important people who were involved in this history provide us with insightful present-day interviews into what was happening when they themselves were making history over the past 50 year period. To hear President Jimmy Carter explain how and why Anwar Sadat almost stormed out of the Camp David peace talks before a deal was reached makes and how he managed to salvage this situation at the last minute; to hear the top military brass of Syria explain why he was terrified at the prospect of a face to face meeting with Israelis (because it has never before happened) - these are the kinds of glimpses into history that make this documentary the success that it is. It is near-perfect.

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