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WATCH: Israel’s military occupation sparked the First Intifada, a mass Palestinian protest movement met with brute force. 52 years after Israel first occupied Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinians continue to struggle for freedom, justice and equality.
The First Intifada exposed the ugly face of Israeli occupation to the world, pushing Israel to recognize the Palestinian national movement. But 26 years after Oslo, Israel’s military occupation has only grown more entrenched. thenation.com/article/25-yea…
Israeli forces assaulted nearly 30,000 Palestinian children who required medical attention during the First Intifada. aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio…
From the first Intifada to the Great Return march in Gaza, women play a powerful and critical role in the resistance to Israeli occupation, "The liberation of Palestinian women is dependent on the national liberation that the Great Return March embodied." thenation.com/article/palest…
