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Intifada

On college campuses and city streets, the word intifada has become central to pro-Palestinian protests. Signs proclaim “globalize the intifada” and demonstrators often chant “one solution: intifada, revolution” or “long live the intifada” as they march.

Some see this as an open call for violence against Jews — others say it is a peaceful term, calling for a nonviolent uprising against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and blockade on the Gaza Strip.

The dispute comes from the difference between the word’s literal meaning in Arabic and its usage historically, and outside of its Arabic roots.

Intifada is an Arabic word that literally means “shaking off”, and in the Palestinian context, it is understood to mean a civil uprising. The First Palestinian Intifada erupted in Gaza in December 1987, after four Palestinian were killed when an Israeli truck collided with two vans carrying Palestinian workers. Ensuing clashes spread rapidly to the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Intifada was primarily carried out by youth, and was directed by the Unified National Leadership of the Uprising, a coalition of Palestinian political factions committed to ending the Israeli occupation and establishing Palestinian independence. Israel’s heavy-handed response included closing universities, deporting activists and destroying homes.

Arabic contains many words for revolts or uprisings, each with a different valence — and often understood differently in the West, and when used in English in ways that don’t capture the words’ full meaning.

“The word jihad is really abused in the West. People think when you use the word jihad, right away: holy war,” said Mohammed Sawaie, an Arabic professor at the University of Virginia. “The sense of the word really means: struggle.”

Intifada connotes an uprising against an oppressor. But that’s a relatively new meaning for the word, which comes from a verb root meaning “to shake off” or “dust off.” It only acquired its revolutionary implications during the Iraqi Intifada in 1952, a series of strikes and riots protesting the monarchy at the time. It is also used to talk about the Arab Spring, and other revolts against oppressive regimes.

But for many people today, the word intifada is inextricably tied to the First and Second Intifadas, Palestinian uprisings in the 1980s and early 2000s. For most Palestinians, the word brings up memories of the First Intifada, a largely non-violent Palestinian protest largely involving work stoppages, boycotts and demonstrations against Zionist occupation and brutally.

The word intifada different people understand and use it differently, as is the case with so many words and symbols and, well, the entire narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israelis’ celebration of independence, Yom HaAtzmaut, is a day of national grief for Palestinians mourning the Nakba.

The Intifada also prompted the international community to search for a solution to the conflict. The Intifada ended with the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993. Israel’s suppression of the Intifada left 1,500 Palestinian dead and tens of thousands injured.

The Second, or “Al-Aqsa”, Intifada began on Sep 28, 2000, when Likud opp leader Ariel Sharon made a provocative visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque with thousands of security forces deployed in and around the Old City of Jerusalem. Clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israeli forces left five Palestinians dead and a further 200 injured during the first two days. The incident sparked a widespread armed uprising in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. During the Al-Aqsa Intifada Israel caused unprecedented damage to the Palestinian economy and infrastructure. Israel reoccupied areas governed by the Palestinian Authority and began construction of its separation wall. By the end of 2008, the Palestinian death toll had reached almost 5,000, with over 50,000 injured.

Intifada is an Arabic word that literally means “shaking off”. A Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation.

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This video was posted by Iranian Leader Imam Khamenei, along with the following powerful message:

'See what is happening in the world. In Western countries, in England and France, and in states across the US itself, people are coming out in huge numbers to chant slogans against Israel and America. US & Israel's reputation has been ruined. They truly have no solution.'

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