Miniseries

1. 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.

1998-03-15 • 49 min

2. 1967

Tracing the pattern of dramatic and covert events leading to the Six Day War of June 1967.

1998-03-22 • 48 min

3. 1967-1982

The Palestinian story, beginning with Yasser Arafat's first secret crossing of the River Jordan to launch raids on Israel and ending with his exile to Tunis.

1998-03-29 • 48 min

4. 1970-79

Israel was not prepared for the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. Ex-US president Jimmy Carter recalls how, in 1978, he managed to broker the Arab-Israel agreement

1998-04-05 • 48 min

5. 1987-1991

The protracted search for peace was repeatedly sabotaged. The deadlock was finally broken by the Intifada - a Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories.

1998-04-12 • 48 min

6. 1992-98

A series of cloak and-dagger manoeuvres sealed a historic first peace agreement between the Palestinians and Israel in September 1993.

1998-04-19 • 49 min