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intifada, n.|ɪntɪˈfɑːdə, ɪntə-|
Also intifadah.
[a. Arab. intifāḍa lit. ‘a jumping up (in reaction to some external stimulus)’, f. intafaḍa be shaken, shake oneself.]
An Arab uprising or revolt, spec. the Palestinian insurrection and unrest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, which began in late 1987.
1985Los Angeles Times 22 Sept. i. 1/5 Along with Gemayel's declining popularity, the last six months have seen one intifada..after another. 1987Guardian Weekly 27 Dec. 5/1 Palestinians have already surprised themselves and the Israelis by the sustained unrest and many now use the Arabic word ‘intifada’ (uprising) to describe what is happening. 1988Daily Tel. 2 Aug. 17/6 The intifada is unequivocally a demonstration of support for the PLO and an independent Palestine, not for any half-way arrangement in which Jordan plays a prominent part. 1989Sunday Tel. 23 Apr. 15/3 Aoun cannot hope for an intifada against Assad. 1991Internat. Affairs LXVII. 227 The Palestinian intifadah from November 1987 and the PLO's concession of Israel's right to exist in November 1988 raised hope of a breakthrough. |