Militant unrest sparked by the struggle for political control of Jerusalem has once again moved Israel to the center of the world stage. Is peaceful coexistence possible in a geopolitical region where both sides claim hereditary rights to the same land? This six-part series, a retrospective on Israel’s first fifty years of existence, offers a timely perspective on the events currently unfolding in the Middle East. Penetrating insights are provided by major contemporary figures—Ariel Sharon, Binyamin Netanyahu, and others—as well as by everyday people simply trying to live their lives. Not available in French-speaking Canada. 6-part series, 52-54 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : The Conflict | The Ingathering | The People's Army | Whose State? Whose Religion? | From the Orange to the Chip: Israel's Economic Revolution | Future Peace, Next War

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