History Coursework Arab and Israeli conflict
In this coursework I will be studying sources and show their effect and purpose also I will give my own views on the Arab and Israeli conflict.
From looking at sources A and B I have learned the motivation of the members of the PLO was that the people of Palestine wanted to regain their land and would do anything to get it back from the Israeli. Another thing I have learned from these sources was the people who wrote them were anti-Semitism and had feelings of hatred towards the Jews. I can tell this because the way the source was written was to persuade people that the Palestinians were eager to get their land back from the Jews and would kill them if necessary. In addition to this they had waited to long and were impatient “For twenty years our people have been waiting for a solution to the Palestinians problem.” This shows that the people had been waiting to long and wanted the problem resolved this is why they joined the PLO. Some other things mentioned in these two sources was the Palestinians refused to remain as refugees and wanted their land back. When concluding both sources A and B the purpose of both of them was to get an message across that the PLO was ready to regain their land and they were ready to fight “we are ready to shed our blood for you!” this show the people of the PLO were willing to clash with the Israeli in any circumstance this shows that they don’t like to fight but they have to fight for their country.
From examining all four sources the way sources A and B differ from C and D is that sources A and B are saying that the PLO should have control over Palestine were as sources C and D disagree and say that PLO should not have control over Palestine. Another key aspect is that sources A and B say that the PLO is regaining its land for the right purpose and should have the privilege to debated about it. Whereas sources C and D disagree with this and comment “PLO a murderous group of terrorist with a sophisticated army.” This firstly tells us that the PLO is a murderous group organization. Also imply the fact that the people who wrote the sources C and D are Zionist telling us that the Jews should have a homeland and later an independent state. When concluding all four sources the statements made differ and argue a different point of view from the Israelis and Palestinians and their hatred towards each other this also puts forward the fact that both Israeli and Palestinians have strong views and points to put forward. When we see a British writer giving his views on the matter this shows that Britain are also involved in the conflict.
The way I would explain the differences between the sources is that they are written from different points of view and reflect various opinion. I can say this because from examining the sources and looking at the people who have written it. The sources are stating their own point of view and backing up their own nation. I reply that one of the sources that is written by Terence Prittie a British writer. Says that the Jews had the land in the first place and the Palestinians were just trying to achieve independence he also mentions in real life no place was present when he comments, “In reality no place exited”. This shows that the British writer has said that there was no reason for the Arabs and Israeli fighting when the land belonged to the Jews in the first place. The purpose of this source was to tell people that Britain was also involved in the Arab and Israeli conflict and had their own opinions on the matter. The nature and the way it was written was to tell convey an idea that the Arabs were fighting for no persuasive cause. When looking at a source written by a Palestinian he interprets “All that we got was charity and humiliation while other continued to live in our homes” this tells us that the Palestinians are saying that the land was there’s in the first place. In addition to this he also says we suffered humiliation while the Jews lived in our homes. The purpose of this source was to tell people that the Palestinians were ready to regain their land back. When concluding all four sources I can say that the differences was that the sources were just written to one extent and did not look at the matter in another content all the sources did was they put their opinion on the conflict. The reason for this being is because the Palestinians and Israel people were keen on getting their land back and had their own views on the conflict. The effect that the sources are primary and secondary play a significant part in the way you study them.
