Meaning of intrafada | Babel Free

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A Palestinian intifada (uprising) directed against other Palestinians; an instance of Palestinian internal political violence.

informal

Examples

“ABC Reports On Intrafada”

“The number of Palestinians still being killed by Israelis is now surpassed by the number killed by other Palestinians as "collaborators" (the "intrafada," as one anonymous wag grimly tagged it).”

“One can only achieve a comprehensive understanding of Palestinian society through examining everyday disagreements and clashes between the various political factions, families and cities. These divisions have also led to an increasingly violent "intrafada" during the course of the Aksa Intifada. From 2000 to 2007, 16% of Palestinian civilian deaths were caused by Palestinian groups or individuals.”

“As during the Lebanon War, numerous ad hoc groups were established to criticize Israel, but again, they were not unified and could not sustain their level of activity as the intifada turned into an intra'''fada where more Palestinians were killed by their fellow Palestinians than died in clashes with Israel, and tensions in the Persian Gulf turned Americans' attention toward Iraq.”

“For instance, Hamas and Fatah, the two divergent political parties that formed in the wake of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat's death in 2006, became embroiled in a fratricidal contest over Palestinian leadership that resulted in more than 600 deaths. A tense agreement was achieved in May 2011, assigning power to Hamas in the Gaza Strip and to Fatah in the West Bank. This Palestinian "Intrafada" epitomizes one way in which the primary conflict over Israel has splintered over the years into multiple political struggles.”

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