First Intifada Flashcards
When was a political challenge to Israeli rule posed?
1976 mayoral elections
Who argues that the timing of the intifada was determined by Palestinians keeping a close eye on Israeli politics and deciding the time was right?
Almi
What was Skocpol’s theory of revolutions suggest about the timing of the intifada?
Relative to characters of political space permitted by government regime for expression I discontent (lustick)
Who argues that the intifada was an acceleration of ongoing processes of resistance?
Nassar and Heacock
Who argues the intifada was a watershed in the Palestinian historical quest for independence?
Abu-Lughod
What can the intifada be seen as readfirming?
That fundamental cause of conflict is persistent colonial denial of right to self determination
Who argues that the intifada was a “people’s revolution”?
Ben-Efret
Who comparsa intifada to the 1936\9 rebellion?
Abu Lughod
What did Israel use to crush the intifada which had also been used by the British?
Defense regulations
What prison was used by both the British and Israelis?
Sarafand
What were established in the first months of the intifada?
Liberated zones in towns villages camps
Who argues that the elaborate system of collaborators and informers was on the verge of collapse in the intifada?
Lustick
In what camp did four gazans die in a motor accident?
Jebalya Camp
Who emphasised the collective cumulative rage of Palestinians?
Schiff and Ya’ari
What disappointed Palestinians in 1987?
Amman Summit
Who stresses the growth of grassroots organisations and their service provision from the late 1970s?
McDowell
Who has focussed on the impact of popular organisations as crucial innovations?
Hilternann, hunter, tamari, McDowell
Who is very critical of the PLO for smothering the development of nationalist consciousness?
Tamari
What did lustick identify as a major game changer?
1977 Likud victory - could no longer “get by”
Who does tamari argue did less well following the Likud’s victory and why?
Merchants and urban bourgeoisie - value added tax, intensified tax collection activities
Who argues that before the intifada the occupation wasn’t an economic Burden for Israel?
Shehadah
How do Farsoun and Landis conceptualise the intifada?
Rebellion against colonial occupation closely akin to national liberation struggles in the colonised world
Who blamed “the occupation”?
Peretz
Who has criticised the “volcanic model”?
Aya
