| Summary: | "This program provides a historical perspective on one of the world's most deeply rooted conflicts, covering the major events that have shaped the region, from the origins of Zionism in Europe in the 1890s to the historic peace agreement between Israel and the PLO in 1993.
The program depicts Palestine's position in the Ottoman Empire, the Balfour Declaration, the League of Nations Mandate under British authority, the United Nations partition plan, the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent invasions, annexations, and occupations which have gripped the world's attention since. Featured in the program are David Ben Gurion, Jamal Bey Husseini, Ahmed Shukeiry, Abba Eban, Yasir Arafat, George Habbash, and Yitzhak Shamir.
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