What caused the 2000 Intifada?
Gaza City – The second Intifada – commonly referred to by Palestinians as al-Aqsa Intifada – began after then-Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon sparked the uprising when he stormed al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem with more than 1,000 heavily armed police and soldiers on September 28, 2000.
What happened in Israel in the year 2000?
October. October 1–9, 2000: Solidarity demonstrations held by Arab citizens of Israel escalate into clashes with Israeli police and Israeli Jewish citizens. Twelve Israeli Arabs and one Palestinian Arab from the Gaza Strip are shot and killed by the Israeli police.
What happened during the Intifada?
According to Mubarak Awad, a Palestinian American clinical psychologist, the Intifada was a protest against Israeli repression including “beatings, shootings, killings, house demolitions, uprooting of trees, deportations, extended imprisonments, and detentions without trial”.
When was the last intifada?
Second Intifada
| Date | 28 September 2000 – 8 February 2005 (4 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days) |
|---|---|
| Location | Palestinian Authority, Israel |
| Result | Uprising suppressed Construction of the Israeli West Bank barrier Decrease of violence in the West Bank Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip |
What does intifada mean in Arabic?
shake off
The Arabic word intifada translates literally as ‘shake’, ‘shaking’ or ‘shake off’. In the context of Arab-Israeli violence it refers to a concerted Palestinian attempt to shake off Israeli power and gain independence.
How many intifada are there?
Share All sharing options for: What were the intifadas? The intifadas were two Palestinian uprisings against Israel, the first in the late 1980s and the second in the early 2000s.
How do you say intifadas?
Break ‘intifada’ down into sounds: [IN] + [TI] + [FAA] + [DUH] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
Who controls Palestine?
Presently, most of the West Bank is administered by Israel though 42% of it is under varying degrees of autonomous rule by the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority. The Gaza Strip is currently under the control of Hamas.