the Palestinian uprising against Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that started at the end of 1987
Word origin
C20: Arabic, literally: uprising
intifada in American English
(ˌɪntəˈfɑdə)
noun
an uprising; specif., either of two insurrections (1987-93, 2000-05) of Palestinian Arabs against Israeli military forces in the occupied territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of the Jordan
: also sp. ˌintiˈfadeh
Word origin
Ar intifāḍa, lit., a shudder, shaking off < nafaḍa, to shake