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Palestinian Intifada of the 1980s

Palestinian Intifada of the 1980s. Madeline Duque. Key Players. PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Palestinians Israelies UNLI (Unified Leadership of the Intifada). http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3020679,00.html. Background.

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Palestinian Intifada of the 1980s

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  1. Palestinian Intifada of the 1980s Madeline Duque

  2. Key Players • PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) • IDF (Israel Defense Forces) • Palestinians • Israelies • UNLI (Unified Leadership of the Intifada) http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3020679,00.html

  3. Background • Intifada means shaking off or uprising • The First Intifada lasted from December of 1987 to 1993 • PLO headquarters located in Tunis • PLO considered a terrorist organization by most

  4. Background • PLO was considered the Palestinians’ main political representative • During the Six Day War Israel gained control over parts of West Bank and Gaza

  5. Location http://www.un.int/wcm/content/site/palestine/cache/offonce/pid/11640;jsessionid=EAD420F98EBD502D8F56442C39139335

  6. Palestinians frustrated with increasing Israeli-occupied territories On December 6, 1987, an Israeli was stabbed to death while shopping in Gaza Next day four residents of the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza killed in traffic accident Palestinians suspected the four were killed by Israelis as act of revenge Cause

  7. PLO dominated the UNLI, which chose which days violence would be escalated and who the targets would be December 9th mass rioting broke out in Jabalya- 17-year-old threw molotov cocktail at an army patrol and was killed by an IDF Acts of Violence http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1849275.stm

  8. Acts of Violence • 17-year-olds death caused mass riots, rock throwing, blocked roads to stop Israeli military movement, and tireburnings throughout West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem • Rioters threw gasoline bomb at the U.S consultant in East Jerusalem. No one was injured or killed http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_1991to_now_intifada_nature.php

  9. Palestinians Throwing Rocks at Israeli Troops • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYsd_2pr7tk&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLDB39FD80D10E6A67

  10. Non-Violent Protest • Massive demonstrations • General strikes • Refusal to pay taxes • Boycotts of Israeli products • Political Graffiti http://www.nkusa.org/activities/demonstrations/intifada1.cfm

  11. Acts of Violence • Israeli commanders instructed troops to break bones of demonstrators • Palestinians were stabbed, hacked with axes, shot, clubbed, and burned with acid, but not just by Israelis • PLO and associated terrorist groups caused many deaths • PLO Justification for deaths • Contact with jews • Accusations of collaboration with Israel • Women behaving immorally • Being employed by the Civil Administration in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

  12. Terror became so bad the Palestinian public expressed concern PLO called for an end to the violence Murders by members and rivals continued Acts of Violence http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ps.html

  13. Statistics • Attacks Reported By IDF • More than 3,600 molotov coctail attacks • 100 hand grenade attacks • More than 600 assaults with guns or explosives • Israeli Deaths • About 164 deaths caused by Palestinians • More than 1,400 civilian injuries • More than1,700 soldier injuries • Palestinians • About 1,100 due to Israelis • Nearly 1,000 deaths by Palestinians • Less than half proven • More than 300 deaths classified as minors • More that 120,000 arrested http://snooperreport.com/snooper-report/2011/4/19/molotov-cocktail-thrown-through-burger-king-drive-thru.html

  14. September 13, 1993 reps of State of Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords At a Washington ceremony hosted by Bill Clinton Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands and ended decades of fighting Oslo Accords had a set of principles mutually agreed upon regarding five years of palestinian self rule Oslo Accords or Declaration of Principles http://jewishcurrents.org/september-9-mutual-recognition-2689

  15. PLO forced to take earlier rejected action—accepting Israel's right to exist and renouncing terrorism in order to have the U.S involved in peace talks that eventually led to Oslo accords Oslo Accords signed in Washington D.C with Bill Clinton U.S Involvment

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