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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One of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s most prominent officials, Barghouti is now serving multiple life sentences in Israeli prisons for his involvement in the second intifada from 2000 to 2002.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
Far-right politicians dominated the cabinet, far-right extremists attacked civilians in the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority was in jeopardy, and there was a growing risk of a third intifada breaking out.
—Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
The trip ordinarily culminated in a flight to Israel, where participants were wrapped in Israeli flags, but the second intifada had just begun, and their group never made it out of Europe.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Within a month of taking office, Abbas was able to unite the various Palestinian factions to back a cease-fire agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, quietly ending more than four years of bloodshed during the second intifada.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
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Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
Far-right politicians dominated the cabinet, far-right extremists attacked civilians in the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority was in jeopardy, and there was a growing risk of a third intifada breaking out.
—Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
The trip ordinarily culminated in a flight to Israel, where participants were wrapped in Israeli flags, but the second intifada had just begun, and their group never made it out of Europe.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Within a month of taking office, Abbas was able to unite the various Palestinian factions to back a cease-fire agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, quietly ending more than four years of bloodshed during the second intifada.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 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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