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First Intifada

Anti-Israel protesters in New York City, August 16, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
December 11, 2025, 1:00 am
New Jersey city accidentally raises Palestinian flag on intifada anniversary
Hoboken mayor apologizes, saying he was unaware that he was marking mass uprising against Israel after Palestinian residents asked him to raise flag
By Luke Tress
Avi Melamed's 'The Seam Line,' a five-part series about Jerusalem and the first original show for streaming platform Izzy (Courtesy PR)
June 13, 2023, 3:52 pm
In 1st original series, streamer Izzy plumbs Jerusalem’s depths
‘The Seam Line,’ a five-part educational show about the politics and populations of Jerusalem hosted by analyst Avi Melamed, set to wrap June 15
By Jessica Steinberg
A pillbox-style watchtower along the barrier separating Israel from the West Bank outside the Qalandia checkpoint near Jerusalem on July 31, 2007. (Maya Levin / Flash 90 /File)
March 8, 2021, 2:58 am
After walling itself in, Israel learns to hazard the jungle beyond
For years, the country tried to protect the ‘villa’ by hunkering behind barriers, physically and mentally; now, it is sallying forth bravely into the region
By Lazar Berman
The cover of 'P is for Palestine.' (Courtesy of Golbarg Bashi/via JTA)
May 9, 2019, 9:37 pm
NJ library postpones reading of ‘P is for Palestine’ after objections
Critics say children’s alphabet book promoting Palestinian nationalism glorifies ‘intifada,’ which to Israelis has meant terror attacks and violence
By JTA
Illustrative: A PLO supporter in the West Bank, January 5, 1988. A 50-year-old California man was stripped of his US citizenship on Friday for lying to immigration authorities when he became a citizen about his conviction for an attempted 1988 PLO terrorist bombing. (AP Photo/Anat Givon)
April 27, 2019, 6:17 am
Man convicted of bombing Israeli bus stripped of US citizenship
Fifty-one-year-old Vallmoe Shqaire of California to be imprisoned, deported to Jordan for lying to immigration authorities about his role in 1988 terrorist attack
By AP
Riki Eyal stands in front of the door of her home in Arad (Johanna Chisholm/Times of Israel)
February 12, 2019, 11:40 am
The spy who never loved me: A mother of 7 says her marriage was a Shin Bet cover
Despite 15 years of lies, abuse and poverty, Riki Eyal mainly blames not her ex-husband, but the security service that recruited him to gather intelligence on her settler community
By Jacob Magid
Founder of Israeli Stage Guy Ben-Aharon, who has produced more than 30 staged readings and full productions of Israeli plays since 2010 (courtesy)
May 18, 2018, 6:14 pm
Boston theater producer happy to air Israel’s ‘dirty laundry’ on stage
After several major Israeli theaters passed on Joshua Sobol’s ‘The Last Act,’ a small American troupe took on staging the ‘politically potent’ play’s world premiere on May 18
By Matt Lebovic
March 30, 2018, 5:02 am
Israel fears rallies will break out of Strip, even if protesters don’t
Organizers insist that the March of Return will be peaceful, but the greater threat to Israel may be a non-violent struggle spreading to the West Bank
By Avi Issacharoff
A Palestinian protester hurls a rock at Israeli forces during clashes near the Israel-Gaza border east of Gaza City on December 9, 2017, following US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
December 9, 2017, 8:15 pm
To date, Palestinians’ Jerusalem protests are a case of ‘intifada lite’
Fatah and Hamas have been relentlessly urging people to the streets, but only a few thousand have responded. An unpleasant surprise, though, can change that in an instant
By Avi Issacharoff
Palestinian protesters burn pictures of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City, on December 7, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED)
December 7, 2017, 6:49 pm
Abbas must decide how far to let the demonstrations go
With Palestinians of all factions taking to the streets in protest of Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem, the PA president holds the key
By Avi Issacharoff
Cover and detail from the children's book 'P is for Palestine;' photos of Palestinian youth demonstrating against Israel, throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails. (Book pages screenshot from drbashi.com; photos of demonstrations from public domain)
December 5, 2017, 4:00 pm
‘P is for Palestine’ children’s picture book ignites controversy in New York
Some Jewish parents deeply troubled by attacks on author Golberg Bashi, threats against store carrying her book teaching children about Palestinian culture and heritage
By Renee Ghert-Zand
An undated file photograph of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, and late Cuban Pesident Fidel Castro, made available by the Palestinian Authority in Gaza City of the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Palestinian Authority)
November 28, 2016, 4:31 am
Abbas orders Palestinian flags flown at half-staff in honor of Castro
PA president hails late revolutionary Cuban president as leader ‘who spent his life fighting for causes of justice’
By Tamar Pileggi
An undated file photograph of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, and late Cuban Pesident Fidel Castro, made available by the Palestinian Authority in Gaza City of the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Palestinian Authority)
November 26, 2016, 7:38 pm
Palestinian leaders mourn loss of ‘comrade’ Castro
Revolutionary Cuban president hailed for supporting Palestinian resistance to ‘imperialism, Zionism, racism and capitalism’
By Tamar Pileggi
Almost a decade after the failed London Agreement, prime minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan meet in the Royal Palace in Amman in December 1995. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
September 30, 2016, 3:12 pm
Missed opportunity? The 1987 Peres-Hussein peace deal that wasn’t
Pushed by Margaret Thatcher, Shimon Peres believed the London Agreement would have averted the Intifada. Here’s what went wrong
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at Khartoum's airport, July 19, 2016. (AFP/Ashraf Shazly)
August 4, 2016, 1:16 am
Ahead of elections, Fatah brags of killing 11,000 Israelis
Despite PA efforts to suppress the group, October’s municipal vote could boost Hamas in West Bank
By ToI Staff
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