http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6570903.stm
News story
BBC
We were studying the Arab-Israeli crisis and this relates to the crisis because it shwos a moment of peace between the nations where the tensions are seemingly high after 60 years of fighting but the peace aggreements are trying to prevail.
It's value that it adds is time, this article is some 60 years after the intial wars between Arab and Israeli states and it shows that they are trying to work out peace but it's hard due to the neogiations due to past cnoflicts.
Limiations faced with this source is that its from a third hand person, the british whom indirectly are/were pulled into the crisis meaning that they had taken a side, though this article only shows demands of the Arab states that make Israel look bad for doing all this to them but not explaning why they did this to the Palestinans.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
IRL 21
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8659894.stm
News Story produced by the BBC.
It connects to what were learning in class because we haven't studied to much American involvement in the Arab-Israeli crisis but we get firsthand account of recent American involvement in keeping the peace in the Middle East.
It adds value because this is some 60 years later to what we've already studied and we still see there is no negotiation between either sides on trying to keep peace while the Americans are trying to help being a middle man.
Limitations faced with this source are there are no direct quote from the Palestinians only the Israeli’s and the Americans. I feel by using evidence such as a direct quote you further the point your trying to make and hence justify it. In this case the point trying to be made is that either side refuses to come to a agreement while the Americans are the middlemen trying to get each side to this place of agreement.
News Story produced by the BBC.
It connects to what were learning in class because we haven't studied to much American involvement in the Arab-Israeli crisis but we get firsthand account of recent American involvement in keeping the peace in the Middle East.
It adds value because this is some 60 years later to what we've already studied and we still see there is no negotiation between either sides on trying to keep peace while the Americans are trying to help being a middle man.
Limitations faced with this source are there are no direct quote from the Palestinians only the Israeli’s and the Americans. I feel by using evidence such as a direct quote you further the point your trying to make and hence justify it. In this case the point trying to be made is that either side refuses to come to a agreement while the Americans are the middlemen trying to get each side to this place of agreement.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
IRL 20
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8650468.stm
News Story
BBC
It connects to what we've studied in class because we've looked at the effects of the Israeli's expanding their territory as they win 'wars' and with them feuding with Egypt the Palestinians whom were pushed into the Gaza strip are feeling the effects.
I guess it adds more value because we usually see the Israeli's looking like bad guys, or the Arabs but we see them both looking cruel towards the Palestinians. It's also recent so we see the effects of the Crisis in the middle east now in 60 years ago.
Limitations faced with this news story are it's one sided, the interviews were only towards the Egyptians whom denied the all allegations while the reports could just have easy asked the Israeli's who would also have a 'motive' to harm the Palestinians and just as easily blocked the Palestinians smuggling area killing them.