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May 6, 2025

1949: How the Arab-Israeli War Ended – W2W 27

TimeGhost History
Published 5 May 2025

In early 1949, the Arab-Israeli War finally comes to an uneasy end. After brutal fighting, armistice talks in Rhodes redraw borders with a green pencil line, displacing hundreds of thousands and reshaping the Middle East. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon reluctantly sign ceasefires, leaving core issues — Jerusalem, refugees, and recognition — unresolved. But can forced armistices really bring lasting peace, or is Palestine fated to endless conflict?

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Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters – https://www.screenocean.com

Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson, Sebastian Brandstetter
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Jake McCluskey
Written by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Research by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Edited by: Łukasz Wasiak
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations: Mikołaj Uchman

Sources:
Images used from Government Press Office (Israel):
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Images used thanks to Benno Rothenberg /Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection:
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