INTIFADA

intifada, intifadah

(noun) an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; “the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

intifada (plural intifadas)

Insurrection, a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.

An uprising, resistant struggle or rebellious protest, especially the Palestinian uprisings against Israel.

Source: Wiktionary