intifada

noun in·ti·fa·da \ ˌin-tə-ˈfä-də \

Updated on: 15 May 2018

Definition of intifada

: uprising, rebellion; specifically : an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

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Recent Examples of intifada from the Web

Hence there is little appetite for supporting another intifada.

— jeet heer, The New Republic, "Arab Leaders Have Abandoned Gaza, Too," 1 May 2018
Demographic and cultural changes—from the rapid growth of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish population to the hawkishness of a younger generation raised during the second intifada, the violent Palestinian uprising—play a major role.

— gregg carlstrom, Newsweek, "The Fall of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Future of Israel," 15 Mar. 2018
Paintings, murals, photos, and videos depict key historical moments – from the arrival of young European Jews to farm in then-Ottoman Palestine at the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of both intifadas.

— dina kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, "For still-stateless Palestinians, cultural life serves as a building block," 18 Apr. 2018
The attacks occurred in and around Jerusalem during a wave of violence known as the second, or Al-Aqsa, intifada.

— mark sherman, Fox News, "Trump administration backs PLO in victims' high court appeal," 1 Apr. 2018
The surge in violence and complete lack of progress in peace talks has sparked fears of a third intifada.

— Newsweek, "December 25 Issue," 25 Dec. 2017
According to Mr Bergman, the Israelis assassinated more than 300 Palestinians (and 150-odd bystanders) during the intifada (uprising) of 2000-2005.

— The Economist, "States are finding new ways of killing enemies abroad," 15 Mar. 2018
This story has been corrected to reflect that the first intifada started in 1987.

— jeff stein, Newsweek, "The 'Palestinian Gandhi' Who Still Believes Non-Violence Is the Answer," 12 Aug. 2014
Although clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces have not been on the scale of the first and second Palestinian intifadas in 1987-1993 and 2000-2005, violence has erupted before over matters of sovereignty and religion.

— NBC News, "U.S. will open Jerusalem embassy in May: State Department," 23 Feb. 2018

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