Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace

Documentary

Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace is the name of a three-part British documentary series shown in October 2005 on BBC Two about the attempts to settle the Israeli–Palestinian conflict after the 2000 Camp David Summit. The series was produced by Norma Percy, who had produced The Death of Yugoslavia before. Like her previous series, Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace relies extensively on in-depth interviews with key players involved in this issue, such as Ehud Barak, Bill Clinton, and Colin Powell.

Episodes

Cast

Clinton

1. Clinton

10th Oct 2005

What happened behind closed doors at the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David in 2000 - and the reasons why the talks reached an impasse.

Arafat

2. Arafat

17th Oct 2005

A look at US Secretary of State Colin Powell's attempts to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians, efforts that were derailed by his own hard-line colleagues, and Yasser Arafat himself.

Sharon

3. Sharon

24th Oct 2005

The war in Iraq forced President Bush to court Arab allies, obliging him to push Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon towards peace.

First air date

10th Oct 2005

Last air date

24th Oct 2005

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

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