intifada
noun/ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə/
Etymology Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, “shaking off, uprising, insurrection”).
1
An insurrection; a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.
2
An uprising, resistant struggle, or rebellious protest.
3
Capitalized, Often, Specifically The Palestinian uprisings against Israel.
- Indeed, violence broke out in the occupied territories in mid-May 2000 as Palestinians observed the anniversary of the 1948 nakba—these disturbances paled in comparison to the second intifada, which erupted in the autumn.2009, Sumantra Bose, Contested lands, →ISBN, page 262:
- But unlike the Intifadas that began in 1987 and 2000, when Israel had someone to call to try to turn it off, there is no Palestinian on the other end of the phone this time […]2021 May 11, Thomas L. Friedman, “Israelis, Palestinians and Their Neighbors Worry: Is This the Big One?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Derived terms
- globalize the intifada
- Related terms
- intifadist