Intifada (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The first intifada began in 1987 and was marked by widespread protests and stone-throwing incidents against Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat played a key role in negotiating an end to the first intifada in exchange for limited autonomy in Palestinian territories.
- During the second intifada, violence escalated to include extensive use of guns and explosives, leading to a significant rise in casualties on both sides.
- Many viewed the second intifada as a response to the collapse of peace talks and the continued construction of Israeli settlements in disputed territories.
- The intifadas remain pivotal events in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and symbolize the struggle for Palestinian self-determination and statehood.