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  1. Intifada | History, Meaning, Cause, & Significance | Britannica

    • intifada, either of two popular uprisings of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip aimed at ending Israel’s occupation of those territories and creating an independent Palestinian state. The first intifad… See more

    The first intifada

    The proximate causes of the first intifada were intensified Israeli land expropriation and settlement construction in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the electoral victory of th… See more

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    Negotiations and continued violence

    Just as the PLO turned to pragmatism, however, a new organization, Hamas, headed in the opposite direction, articulating a vision of an Islamic state in all of historica… See more

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    The second intifada

    The second intifada was much more violent than the first. During the approximately five-year uprising, more than 4,300 fatalities were registered, and again the ratio of Palestinian … See more

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  1. Two popular uprisings of Palestinians

    Intifada is either of two popular uprisings of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip aimed at ending Israel’s occupation of those territories and creating an independent Palestinian state.
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  2. First Intifada - Wikipedia

    The First Intifada (Arabic: الانتفاضة الأولى, romanized: al-Intifāḍa al-’Ūlā, lit. 'The First Uprising'), also known as the First Palestinian Intifada, [4] [6] was a sustained …

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    • Second Intifada - Wikipedia

      Aug 14, 2002 · The Second Intifada (Arabic: الانتفاضة الثانية, romanized: al-Intifāḍa aṯ-Ṯāniya, lit. 'The Second Uprising'; Hebrew: האינתיפאדה השנייה, romanized: ha-Intifada ha-Shniya), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada, [11] was a major …

    • Palestinian Intifada - Wikipedia

    • Understanding the intifadas and Palestinian resistance

      Intifada is an Arabic word meaning uprising. But what drove the Palestinian populace to rise not once, but twice, against a formidable military power? How did these uprisings shape the course of negotiations and the quest for a two-state …

    • Palestine - Intifadah, Occupation, Conflict | Britannica

      Jan 3, 2025 · Large-scale riots and demonstrations broke out in the Gaza Strip in early December and continued for more than five years thereafter. This uprising, which became known as the intifada (Arabic: “shaking off”), inspired a new era …

    • Remembering the First Palestinian Intifada 37 years on

    • What you need to know about the 1987 Intifada - PBS

      Mar 22, 2019 · The intifadas – meaning “uprisings” in Arabic – were two Palestinian uprisings against Israel, the first in the late 1980s and the second in the early 2000s. Both intifadas had a significant...

    • Palestine - Nationalism, Intifada, Occupation | Britannica

      2 days ago · Palestine - Nationalism, Intifada, Occupation: The events of 1948 (also called by Palestinians al-nakbah, “the catastrophe”) and the experience of exile shaped Palestinian political and cultural activity for the next generation.

    • How Did The First Palestinian Intifada Begin?

      Sep 23, 2024 · The First Intifada was the result of years of Palestinian frustration. The wars of the late 1940s saw the better part of a million Palestinians become refugees and the remaining territory of a planned Palestinian state occupied …