Synopsis
Schools history programme narrated by John Tidmarsh, looking at Palestine in the 1930s and the relationship between the new state of Israel and her Arab neighbours from 1948 to 1973.
- Programme: Twentieth Century History
- Episode: 14: Israel and the Arab States
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 1978
- History
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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