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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Serving five life sentences after being convicted by an Israeli court for involvement in militant killings in the second intifada, Mr. Barghouti remains the rare – perhaps the only – figure trusted by all Palestinian factions.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
In the early 2000s, as the uprising known as the second intifada instilled fear in Israelis through a series of suicide bombings, Kenneth Marcus, then an official in the U.S. Department of Education, watched with unease as pro-Palestinian protests shook college campuses.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Then the peace process imploded as Palestinians launched the second intifada that fall.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2024
Advertisement For Israel, in turn, Thai workers are a way to avoid using Palestinian workers, who, until the 1987 intifada — or uprising against Israeli occupation — were the country’s primary agricultural labor force.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
The second intifada, or Palestinian uprising, was set off in 2000 when Ariel Sharon, who later became Israel’s prime minister, visited Al Aqsa surrounded by hundreds of police officers.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
But the most popular figure by far is Barghouti, a leader of the second intifada, or Palestinian uprising, who has assumed iconic status during his 22 years in Israeli prisons.
—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
In 2001, during the second intifada, a popular Palestinian uprising against the occupation, Harari and her family decided to move from Jerusalem to Rehelim.
—Shane Bauer, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
The second intifada followed by Hamas’s ascent to power.
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
In the early 2000s, as the uprising known as the second intifada instilled fear in Israelis through a series of suicide bombings, Kenneth Marcus, then an official in the U.S. Department of Education, watched with unease as pro-Palestinian protests shook college campuses.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Then the peace process imploded as Palestinians launched the second intifada that fall.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2024
Advertisement For Israel, in turn, Thai workers are a way to avoid using Palestinian workers, who, until the 1987 intifada — or uprising against Israeli occupation — were the country’s primary agricultural labor force.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
The second intifada, or Palestinian uprising, was set off in 2000 when Ariel Sharon, who later became Israel’s prime minister, visited Al Aqsa surrounded by hundreds of police officers.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
But the most popular figure by far is Barghouti, a leader of the second intifada, or Palestinian uprising, who has assumed iconic status during his 22 years in Israeli prisons.
—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
In 2001, during the second intifada, a popular Palestinian uprising against the occupation, Harari and her family decided to move from Jerusalem to Rehelim.
—Shane Bauer, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
The second intifada followed by Hamas’s ascent to power.
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
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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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