intifada

[in-tuh-fah-duh]

noun

1. (sometimes initial capital letter),  a revolt begun in December 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

intifada

/ ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə /

noun

1. the Palestinian uprising against Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that started at the end of 1987

intifada

1. Arabic for uprising. Starting in 1987, Palestinians have engaged in an intermittent intifada against Israel on the West Bank and Gaza Strip in their pursuit of a Palestinian state.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intifada¹

1988; < Arabic intif āḍa literally, a shaking off, derivative of f āḍa to shake off

Word History and Origins

Origin of intifada¹

C20: Arabic, literally: uprising

Example Sentences

If they claim, as Jeffries did this weekend, that Mamdani has used the phrase “globalize the intifada” and therefore needs to apologize for it, they are either mistaken or lying.

From Salon

“Is this the direct result of ‘globalizing the intifada’?”

From Los Angeles Times

But the talks were irrelevant, drowned out by the violence raging on the streets of the West Bank and Gaza, where the second Palestinian uprising, or "intifada", had erupted the previous September.

From BBC

Uprisings - called intifadas - against Israeli occupation, and reprisals and crackdowns by Israel have also taken place.

From BBC

The reported incidents included chants of “death to Israel” and “intifada now” and complaints that checkpoints at the encampment allegedly denied entry to Jewish students who refused to denounce Zionism.

From Los Angeles Times