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1. Looking at where this source came from, (a history book), my primary opinion would be that the author should place no blame at all on either parties detailed in his writings. The purpose of a history book is not to put forward the opinions of the writer, but ....

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.... affect the impartiality of your writing, whether deliberate or subconsciously. Upon reading the article, you notice that it is very fairly set out into two sections, the Israelis reasons for going to war, and the Arabs. You are told in the first paragraph that “the Arab powers were threatening her (Israel) with destruction and were ready to attack her” as well as “Egypt had already closed the Gulf of Akaba which she knew Israel would regard as an act of war”. Also, the writer states “Israel could not afford to let the Arabs strike first for she was too weak and too vulnerable”. In the second paragraph, that for the reasons of the Arabs, yo ....