PBShomevideodocumentsthebitter50-yearwarbetweentheIsraelisandArabs.This rogrambeginswiththe1947decisionoftheU.N.to artitionPalestine.In1948and1967,ArabarmiesweredefeatedasIsraelstruggledforstatehood.Thefilmfollowsthedevelo mentofthePalestinianLiberationOrganization.Thefinale isodefeaturesthe1973YomKi erWar,the1978Cam DavidPeaceAccord,the1987Palestinianu rising,the1993OsloAgreement,andcontinuingattem tstosolidifythisunstablerelationshi .FeaturedinthisdocumentaryareBenjaminNetanyahu,ShimonPeres,andYitzhakShamirofIsrael;KingHusseinofJordan;YasirArafatfromthePalestineAuthority;Hafezal-AssadofSyria;JafaarNumeiryofSudan;andAmericanPresidentsBillClinton,GeorgeBush,andJimmyCarter.The50YearsWar:IsraelandtheArabsfollowsahalf-centuryofwar,struggles,andnegotiations