Opening with the U.N. decision to partition Palestine in 1947, the program charts the ensuing half-century of enmity, warfare, mediation and negotiation. The first episode covers Israel's struggle for statehood, including the surprising victories against Arab armies. The program also traces the history of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The concluding program features a behind-the-scenes history of the Yom Kippur War, the Camp David peace accord, the start of the Palestinian "Intifada" uprising, the Oslo agreement and current attempts to consolidate a reconciliation. People interviewed or featured are: Benjamin Netanyahu, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Shamir, King Hussein, Yasir Arafat, Hafez al-Assad, Jafaar Numeiry, and U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush and Jimmy Carter.