Aired Monday 17 February, 11:30pm - 12:20amon BBC Four HD

The Fifty Years War: Israel and the Arabs

1948-56

In 1948, the state of Israel was proclaimed. This episode recounts how the US, later Israel's greatest ally, came close to stopping the creation of the new state. Made in 1998.

Category
Documentary / War / History / Miniseries / Politics
Original air date
15/03/1998
Cast and crew
  • David AshDirector
  • Dai RichardsDirector