There is much misinformation and many outright lies spread today about the facts of the Middle East conflict. In this broadcast Michael Medved recounts the history of the small area of land which is modern Israel. A remote and obscure territory of first the Roman Empire, then the Ottoman Empire and later the British Empire, Jews, Arabs and Christians have lived there for centuries. But bloody conflict between these neighbors erupted after events following World War I and the establishment of various Middle East states, including the State of Israel. Why? Michael Medved presents facts to clarify a dark and confusing segment of world history.