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Examples of intifada
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Ahlan was arrested when she was 22 years old, during the height of the intifada.
From the guardian.co.uk
If the diplomacy in Palestine goes nowhere, the intifada will eventually resume.
From the economist.com
First every Israeli wanted the second intifada to end, then there would be peace.
From the guardian.co.uk
By contrast, Mr Barak's hand has grown weaker since the outbreak of the intifada.
From the economist.com
The young Palestinians saw the intifada as a way to end the Israeli occupation.
From the economist.com
That led to the second intifada, which in turn brought his resignation in 2001.
From the guardian.co.uk
During the intifada, he has been fighting on two fronts from his Ramallah offices.
From the businessweek.com
The Oslo process would never have happened were it not for the first intifada.
From the time.com
Without these the intifada will continue, and be directed not only against Israel.
From the economist.com
- An uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993"
- Intifada,meaning Uprising. We know it was not a popular uprising but a terror-wave well-prepared by Arafat and his Palestinian Authority, in co-operation with terror organizations. ...
- An uprising, primarily by Muslims against non-Muslims who rule a particular country where Muslims reside.
- Most commonly, and very loosely, translated as "uprising". The word first gained common currency during bloody disturbances which erupted in the occupied territories towards the end of 1987, and continued for nearly six years. ...
- The "uprising" of Palestinians, lead by force and coercion by the Palestinian Liberation Organization. According to some observers, the word Intifada was actually given to the process by the Israelis. (See, Talking heads)
