Duration: 04:16

A description of the contratictory promises made during the First World War, by the British minister McMahon to support the Arab claims in Palestine and by Balfour to support the Jewish claim of independence in the Middle East.

Duration: 05:22

How the secret Oslo Accords (1992) between Palestinians and Israelis laid a positive foundation for peace. Bringing about the famous White House Lawn handshake between Rabin and Arafat. However just two years later Rabin was assassinated and the peace platform was all but shattered.

Duration: 03:53

The Arab-Israeli conflict today always brings up the two-state solution. Here we find the origins of that position in the British Peel Commission of 1937 and the white paper of 1939. This was devised after the Arab General Strike of 1936 and riots of 1937 whereby British patience and support for the Palestine Mandate was beginning to wain.

Duration: 03:33

A description of the events surrounding the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982.

Duration: 09:01

On 4 November 1995 Israel's leader Yitzhak Rabin was shot at a peace rally.

Duration: 02:53

Understanding how the first Intifada (uprising) of the Palestinians in 1987 forced a change in the PLO and the adoption of a Two-State Solution for peace with Israel.

Duration: 06:51

In January 1956, Panorama visited the divided city of Jerusalem and interviewed key players about what could be done to reduce tension and bring peace to the Middle East.

Duration: 05:08

In September 1993, Panorama investigated a secret channel of communication between Israel and the PLO, which was established by a Norwegian couple. This communication ultimately led to the signing of the Oslo accords.

Duration: 06:23

In 1981, Panorama reported on the PLO's steps towards international respectability. The following year, as Israel invaded South Lebanon, the Panorama team filmed the advance.

Duration: 02:51

January 1984 found Panorama in one of the Occupied Territories, the West Bank, to report on continuing attempts to reach an agreement over a territory that had been further complicated by the building of Israeli settlements.

Duration: 05:38

In August 2007, Panorama returned to Gaza to discover what Hamas rule would mean for the region

Duration: 04:52

In June 1967, Panorama reported on the aftermath of the Six-Day War describing the scene in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and following the Israeli army in Jordan.

Duration: 05:01

Panorama reported on the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the reaction at the United Nations. The rest of the decade saw moves towards peace culminating in the Camp David accords of 1978. It proved to be a false dawn.

Duration: 04:58

Three years after the Oslo accords heralded peace in the Middle East, Panorama looked at why the peace process was in tatters and violence reigned again. This film was broadcast in October 1996.

Duration: 04:23

A look at how Israel defeated three Arab neighbours, Jordan, Syria and Egypt in only six days in the war of 1967. This war underscored the dominance of Israel in the region and altered the political landscape. It also inspired Palestinian resistance movements, such as the PLO under Yasser Arafat, who in the 1970s began to prepare to challenge Israel.

Duration: 02:50

Description of the events surrounding the Yom Kippur war in 1973.

Duration: 05:07

Understanding the background and impact of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine (1947) and the subsequent Arab Refugee problems.