In the first article, the author perceives that there is a wide variety of ways to understand the Palestine - Israel conflict of over 130 years that's full of bitterness and complexity. Its noted that the efforts to explain the fall in realms of politics, media, lobbying, academia, and the general public conflict as reflected when one party advocates for "truth" against the other groups "myths and propaganda." The author also notes how scholars, journalists, and analysts acknowledge and discuss these "parties" competing "narratives" of conflict, (Caplan, 2011).
In the second article, the author employs the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as an example of superficially stubborn ethnonational conflict through psychological dynamics that contribute to its stubbornness. The author reviews the unique characteristics of this conflict and the clash of narratives. Its pointed out that some of the ethnonational conflicts have features that increase their resistance to change. Societies in such conflicts form societal beliefs that, on the one hand, help them cope with the stressful conditions of the conflicts but, on the other hand, perpetuate the conflicts, (Rouhana &Bar, 1998).
The target audience for the first article are scholars, politicians, and for general reading as it gives a historical account of the Palestine- Israeli conflict. In the second article, the authors' target audience is for individuals or scholars who intend to understand the nature of conflict from a psychological perspective. Both articles tend to suit to equip their target audience with the necessary knowledge and understanding of the conflict.
Rouhana, N. N., & Bar-Tal, D. (1998). Psychological dynamics of intractable ethnonational conflicts: The Israeli–Palestinian case. American Psychologist, 53(7), 761.
Caplan, N. (2011). The Israel-Palestine conflict: contested histories (Vol. 16). John Wiley & Sons.
