Stone Intifada

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The Stone Intifada is a term commonly used to describe the largely youth-led Palestinian uprising that began in 1987, characterized by widespread civil disobedience and stone-throwing against Israeli forces in the occupied territories.

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Stone Intifada canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian uprising
civil resistance movement
phase of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
uprising
appliesToJurisdiction Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories
cause economic hardship under occupation
frustration with military rule
long-term Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories
settlement expansion in occupied territories
characterizedBy boycotts of Israeli products
civil disobedience
general strikes
graffiti and political slogans
mass demonstrations
popular committees
refusal to pay taxes
stone-throwing
describedBySourceType academic literature on Middle East conflict
contemporary news media accounts
human rights reports
endTime early 1990s
hasAlias 1987 Palestinian uprising
linked to: First Intifada

First Intifada
hasEffect changes in Israeli security doctrine in the territories
rise of youth activism in Palestinian politics
shift from external to internal Palestinian resistance
hasPart clashes at checkpoints
local neighborhood protests
school and university strikes
involves Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas
linked to: Hamas

Israeli security forces
linked to: Israeli authorities

Palestine Liberation Organization
languageOfTerm English
ledBy Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
largely decentralized grassroots leadership
mainLocation East Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories
West Bank
opponent Israel Defense Forces
State of Israel
linked to: Israel
participant Palestinian civilians
Palestinian youth
result Madrid Conference of 1991
Oslo peace process
linked to: Oslo Accords

increased international attention to Palestinian cause
political pressure for negotiations
startTime 1987
December 1987

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First Intifada alsoKnownAs Stone Intifada