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Dave Wilton

21 Mar 2025 • 6 min read
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intifada

10 April 2026 The word intifada enters English from the Arabic انتفاضة, meaning uprising or revolt. In Arabic, it has widespread use referring to any number of insurrections or civil resistance movements across the Arab world. In English, however, it is usually found in the context of Palestinian insurrections against
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