intifada
noun
in·ti·fa·da
ˌin-tə-ˈfä-də 
plural intifadas
: uprising, rebellion
specifically
: an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
I was a college student at Tufts University in December 1987, when the first Palestinian intifada began. —
Hady Amr
Hady Amr … in 2000, the second intifada struck with the force of an earthquake. As Palestinians fought Israeli troops, the West Bank became all but ungovernable. —Karen E. Lange
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At stake in preventing the globalization of the intifada is nothing less than the survival of Western Civilization.
—Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
In 2000, during Qasem Hassan’s third year, the second intifada began after the breakdown of peace talks at Camp David.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
It was written in the 1980s, during the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The Left has hit on its next big project — an intifada against the country’s largest maker of electric cars.
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Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
In 2000, during Qasem Hassan’s third year, the second intifada began after the breakdown of peace talks at Camp David.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
It was written in the 1980s, during the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The Left has hit on its next big project — an intifada against the country’s largest maker of electric cars.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
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intifada
noun
in·ti·fa·da
ˌint-ə-ˈfäd-ə
Etymology
Arabic intifāda, literally, "the act of shaking off"
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