Israel: A Twice Promised Land

November 1947. The United Nations votes the partition plan for Palestine. For some, it is a dream becoming reality; for others, it is the beginning of a catastrophe. Seventy years after this historic vote, the land of Palestine remains an open wound, a battleground for two peoples torn apart by their shared history, a source of inextricable tension in the region and even beyond the borders of the Middle East.

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Created By	William Karel Blanche Finger
Status	Ended
Original Name	Une terre deux fois promise : Israël-Palestine
First Air Date	April 24, 2018
Last Air Date	May 1, 2018
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	54min
Language	Arabic, French, Hebrew
Original Language	French
Production Countries	France
Production Companies	ARTE Roche Productions Toute L'Histoire
Networks	ARTE Toute l'Histoire

S01E02

From War to War

In the aftermath of the 1948 war, the priority for the new state was to welcome Jewish immigrants from all over the world. European Jews who had survived the World War II were succeeded by Sephardim, whose integration proved more difficult. In 1956, the crisis provoked by Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal revealed the permanent tension between Israel and its Arab neighbors while Palestinian nationalism developed.

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