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Ken Burns,
Ken Burns
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: Not Rated
: PBS Home Video
: Documentary, Military
: English
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PBS home video documents the bitter 50-year war between the Israelis and Arabs. This program begins with the 1947 decision of the U.N. to partition Palestine. In 1948 and 1967, Arab armies were defeated as Israel struggled for statehood. The film follows the development of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The final episode features the 1973 Yom Kipper War, the 1978 Camp David Peace Accord, the 1987 Palestinian uprising, the 1993 Oslo Agreement, and continuing attempts to solidify this unstable relationship. Featured in this documentary are Benjamin Netanyahu, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Shamir of Israel; King Hussein of Jordan; Yasir Arafat from the Palestine Authority; Hafez al-Assad of Syria; Jafaar Numeiry of Sudan; and American Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Jimmy Carter. The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs follows a half-century of war, struggles, and negotiations. ~ Beth Deki, All Movie Guide
This disc contains the following parts:
Part One - Land Divided 1947-56
Part Two - The Six-Day War 1967
Part Three - Palestinian Exiles 1970-82
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| The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (Disc 2 of 2) (2000) |
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| Giving a voice to both sides
by cloud
September 19, 2002 - 10:17 PM PDT
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7 out of 7 members found this review helpful
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| Well-meaning documentary that manages to combine interviews from actors from across the spectrum (Sharon, Arafat, Carter, Sadat, Hussein, Rabin...). The topic is the conflicts since the creation of Israel so the founding of the state of Israel itself, which is the central issue of the conflicts, is treated cursorily and too quickly. You get the sense that to stay even-handed PBS preferred to be vague on the topic. Tragically the documentary ends in 1999 on a note of hope that contrasts with the present situation. But the coverage of the various crises over the last 50 years is very-well researched and the interviews are priceless, with many behind-the-scene insights and fascinating characters. |
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