{"id":17627,"date":"2023-04-27T20:54:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T20:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/op-ed-opinion-piece-on-usas-and-canadas-stance-in-a-contemporary-israeli-palestinian-issue\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T20:54:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T20:54:28","slug":"op-ed-opinion-piece-on-usas-and-canadas-stance-in-a-contemporary-israeli-palestinian-issue","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/op-ed-opinion-piece-on-usas-and-canadas-stance-in-a-contemporary-israeli-palestinian-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed (opinion piece) on USA’s and Canada’s stance in a contemporary Israeli-Palestinian issue"},"content":{"rendered":"
This paper MUST be written as an Op-Ed<\/b>. This means you must follow the specific guidelines of an Op-Ed. This is a very complex paper, so if you can truly meet all the instructions and expectations I will be tipping you very generously! I need your best work!<\/div>\n
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Professor’s instructions (MUST BE FOLLOWED): <\/div>\n

You will write a 750-word op-ed (which stands for opposite the editorial page, and which is also known as an opinion piece). This is a hybrid assignment. The argument of the actual op-ed text needs to stand on its own. But you must also provide extended footnote citations and commentary (including additional data, context and evidence) in the footnotes. In your footnotes, draw on readings and films from the syllabus as well as additional readings (both scholarly and news-style sources) you uncover on your own. <\/i><\/p>\n

Each op-ed must have a clear question identified and a clear argument (which is your answer to the question). Topic: a contemporary Israeli-Palestinian issue which you will attempt to explain\/assess\/illuminate based on some historical event or theme we are covering in the course. Identify a prescriptive argument: who should do what and why? The \u201cwho\u201d may refer to Canadian, American, Israeli or Palestinian Authority (or Hamas) policy or actions, or else might refer to popular practices or ideas. A prescriptive argument focuses on the \u201cought\u201d (what should happen?) based on an understanding of the \u201cis\u201d (what\u2019s going on right now?). <\/i><\/div>\n

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Draw on at least 9 sources, at least 6 should be scholarly ones. <\/i>The others could be news sources, etc.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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Elements we will be looking for when we grade the op-ed<\/i>:<\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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1. A News Hook \u2014 <\/span><\/strong>are you able to connect your topic to something in the news or something relevant today? (e.g., \u201cIt\u2019s been almost three decades since Oslo and a peace process is nowhere to be seen\u2026.\u201d \u2014 or the recent violence in Jerusalem \u2014 or\u2026.)<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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2. An engaging opening<\/strong> \u2014 are you able to draw the reader in?<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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3. A clear question<\/strong> (stated implicitly or explicitly): is it clear to the reader what you\u2019re asking? (remember that it\u2019s a prescriptive question \u2014 Should\u2026.? or How should\u2026? (in other words, who should do what and why?)<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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4. A clear answer<\/strong> to that question<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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5. A persuasive argument<\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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6. Engaging writing<\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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7. Anticipating your critics and rebutting them successfully<\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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8. Evidence of research: <\/strong>citing at least 8 sources (half of which should be scholarly sources)<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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9. Linking your topic to the scholarly literature \u2014 <\/strong>going \u201cup the ladder of abstraction\u201d to link your specific topic\/question to broader themes.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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10. Footnotes with added background, data, historical context, <\/strong>etc. (For an example of this style of footnote, revisit Jeremy Pressman\u2019s article \u201cVisions in Collision\u201d (this is attached below).<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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Here are some readings pertaining to the topic: <\/div>\n
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Global Affairs Canada \u2014 Canadian Policy on Key Issues in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict <\/span><\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/name-anmo\/peace_process-processus_paix\/canadian_policy-politique_canadienne.aspx?lang=eng<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Alexia Underwood, \u201cThe Controversial U.S. Jerusalem embassy opening, explained,\u201d <\/span>Vox<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/5\/14\/17340798\/jerusalem-embassy-israel-palestinians-us-trump<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Democratic Candidate interviews on the subject of policy towards Israel, New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/us\/politics\/2020-democrats-israel-foreign-policy.html<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Salam Fayyad, \u201cTrump\u2019s Peace Plan: What is there to be Upset About?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span>Brookings <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span>(21 February, 2020)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/order-from-chaos\/2020\/02\/21\/trumps-middle-east-peace-plan-whats-there-to-be-upset-about\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cUp for Debate: The Biden Administration\u2019s Approach to Israel and Palestine,\u201d Middle East Institute (21 June 2021)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.mei.edu\/publications\/debate-biden-administrations-approach-israelpalestine<\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span>(Read essays by Kurtzer and Dajani)<\/p>\n

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I can provide more readings. Just let me know. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Here are some tips from the professor for writing this paper: <\/p>\n


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1<\/b>. To structure the piece, come up with a question, then an answer. The answer should form a <\/span>prescriptive<\/em> statement: \u201cwho should do what and why.\u201d Sometimes a good way to start is to type the <\/span>question<\/em> as the <\/span>headline<\/em> of your op-ed. (Usually the editor, not the writer, supplies the headline, but this is a good way to orient yourself as you draft the piece). For example: \u201cShould Canada institute mandatory vaccination?\u201d (The answer is either yes \u2014 Canada should institute mandatory vaccination; or no \u2014 Canada should not institute mandatory vaccination. The support for your answer \u2014 evidence, logical reasoning, etc. \u2014 forms the body of your argument.)<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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2. <\/span><\/strong>Make sure to anticipate your critics: who has, or might, disagree with you? Articulate their arguments, citing them when possible or available, or else coming up with hypothetical criticisms if they don\u2019t yet actually exist in print \u2014 and then tell the reader where you think those arguments fall short. Being able to anticipate your critics, and rebut their arguments, will make your argument appear stronger and thus more persuasive.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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3. <\/span><\/strong>Write in a conversational style that engages the reader. Use short paragraphs. Vary your sentence structure. Depending on the context, don\u2019t be afraid to begin a sentence with “but” or \u201cand.\u201d (No comma after but or and!) Read, and re-read a bunch of op-eds to internalize the style. (To find more op-eds, google Washington Post and \u201copinion,\u201d or New York Times and \u201copinion,” or Globe and Mail and \u201copinion,\u201d or Haaretz and \u201copinion.\u201d<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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4. <\/span><\/strong>Your op-ed should demonstrate that you are an expert on the question\/topic you’ve posed. Show that you’ve done research. Persuade your reader through employing a brief story, perhaps, as well as through data and evidence. Bringing data to bear, and employing logical reasoning, are the same skills you’d use in any research essay. The difference between an op-ed and an essay is basically three-fold: 1. length; 2. snappier writing style; 3. generally a prescriptive argument (\u201cwho should do what and why\u201d) rather than the explanatory type of argument that is more common in research essays (explanatory arguments are ones like \u201cwhy did x happen\u201d).<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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5. <\/span><\/strong>To come up with a topic, here are some tips: 1. have you read something in the news on our course topic that riled you up? 2. Was there a particular reading assignment week where you felt especially engaged in drafting that reading-forum post? 3. Do you find that when it comes to question x, \u201csome people tend to argue A; others tend to argue B, but what I think they are missing is C\u201d? That \u201cC\u201d could form the basis for your argument in answer to the \u201cquestion x.”<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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