The first Intifada of 1987-93

Question 1

since 1967

Answer 1

Israeli troops had occupied Gaza and the West Bank

Question 2

Israeli behaviour

Answer 2

-new settlements, roads and checkpoints were built to colonise and control the Palestinian areas, especially in Jerusalem

Question 3

Dec 1987

Answer 3

an Israeli army vehicle crashed into a Palestinian lorry killing 4 - rumours that it was on purpose
-at their funerals, demonstrations were held and spread to Gaza and West Bank

Question 4

Israeli response

Answer 4

was harsh and caused a full-scale Palestinian uprising or Intifada

Question 5

Palestinians

Answer 5

• thousands were jailed without trial, tortured and deported

- by 1987 there were 200,000 in jails

Question 6

1987

Answer 6

December 7, 1987- an Israeli stabbed while in Gaza
-day later 4 Palestinians killed in a road accident
Dec 12 - 6 Palestinians had died and 30 injured

Question 7

four year uprising

Answer 7

• 3,600 Molotov cocktail attacks
• 100 hand grenade attacks
• 600 assaults with guns or explosives

Question 8

Israeli casualties

Answer 8

• 16 civilians killed
• 11 soldiers killed
• 1,400 civilians injured
• 1,700 soldiers injured

Question 9

PLO

Answer 9

called for an end to violence

-from 1989-92 it had claimed the lives of almost 1000 Palestinians

Question 10

the movement

Answer 10

demonstrated that Arabs could act cohesively with the assistance of their neighbouring states
- brought world attention to the plight of the refugees

Question 11

role of USA

Answer 11

• sympathy for the Palestinians in US and Jews were questioning the actions of the military
• US changed their policy towards the PLO, when they accepted the state of Israel