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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Israel has, in fact, never faced so much ambivalence about military service on the part of its reservists—not even during its politically controversial 1982 war in Lebanon or during the second intifada, which lasted from 2000 to 2006.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Most of them were imprisoned during the first and second intifadas, uprisings by Palestinians against Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
But, as Sachs goes on to show, likening Gaza to pre-apartheid South Africa is very different to preaching support for a global intifada.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
He was involved in planning attacks during the second intifada for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the AP reported.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Most of them were imprisoned during the first and second intifadas, uprisings by Palestinians against Israel’s military occupation of the West Bank.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
But, as Sachs goes on to show, likening Gaza to pre-apartheid South Africa is very different to preaching support for a global intifada.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
He was involved in planning attacks during the second intifada for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the AP reported.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Intifada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intifada. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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