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intifadah

intifadah

1 9.9
A series of protests and fighting by Palestinian people against Israeli control in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə/
  • Literature
translation icon : intifada
  • Scholars often debate the causes and effects of the intifadah on the peace process in the region.
  • intifadah uprising

Examples

  • It also affirmed the need to cooperate and develop relations with all Islamic liberation movements, especially with the intifadah.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Complete support for the Palestinian intifadah. 17

    Academic text (1996)
  • Hamas has become the military wing of the Muslim Brotherhood since the inception of the intifadah.

    Academic text (1996)
  • This is best manifested in the intifadah and its confrontation with the Palestinian Authority in Gaza and Jericho.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Long years of occupation duty, especially since the beginning of the intifadah (uprising) of Arab youth in 1987, have been a strain on Israeli military morale and training.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Should peace prospects grow, the forces of Intifadah (uprisings in the West Bank and Gaza), Islamic puritanism and orthodoxy, state and group terrorism, and regional instabilities will dwindle, if not entirely wither away.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The intifadah in the late 1980s marked a significant moment in Palestinian resistance against Israeli control.

  • Many people remember the impact of the intifadah on both communities during the years of conflict.

Synonyms

intifada
vsintifadah
  • Literature
20 9.9

A Palestinian uprising against Israeli control in Gaza and the West Bank

is the same meaning but spelled differently
insurgence
vsintifadah
  • Literature
1 8.7

An organized group fighting against the government, often using weapons

refers specifically to uprisings by Palestinians in those territories rather than general rebellions

How Violent

revolution
810 4.1
insurgency
  • Literature
54 8.4
intifadah
  • Literature
1 9.9
riot
329 4.1
protest
578 2.5

Surface Forms

intifadah singular
intifadahs plural

Etymology

The word intifadah comes from the Arabic intifāḍah, which means 'shaking off' or 'uprising'. So it helps to think of people 'shaking off' control, which explains why the word is used for the Palestinian uprisings.