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 Palestinian territories
surface form: 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 First Intifada
surface form: 1987 Palestinian uprising

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 Hamas
surface form: Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas

Israeli authorities
surface form: Israeli security forces

Palestine Liberation Organization
languageOfTerm English
ledBy Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
largely decentralized grassroots leadership
mainLocation East Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Palestinian territories
surface form: Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories

West Bank
opponent Israel Defense Forces
Israel
surface form: State of Israel
participant Palestinian civilians
Palestinian youth
result Madrid Conference of 1991
Oslo Accords
surface form: Oslo peace process

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

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First Intifada alsoKnownAs Stone Intifada