First Intifada
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The First Intifada was a large-scale Palestinian uprising from 1987 to the early 1990s against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, marked by widespread civil disobedience, protests, and clashes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Intifada canonical | 17 |
| 1987 Palestinian uprising | 1 |
| First Palestinian Intifada | 1 |
| الانتفاضة الفلسطينية الأولى | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T240297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Intifada Context triple: [Arab–Israeli conflict, majorUprising, First Intifada]
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A.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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B.
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War was a 1973 conflict in which a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, leading to intense fighting and significant geopolitical consequences in the Middle East.
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C.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
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D.
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War was a brief but pivotal 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states, dramatically redrawing Middle Eastern borders and reshaping regional politics.
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E.
1982 Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War was an Israeli military invasion of Lebanon aimed primarily at expelling the Palestine Liberation Organization, which escalated into a broader conflict involving Lebanese factions and Syrian forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Intifada Target entity description: The First Intifada was a large-scale Palestinian uprising from 1987 to the early 1990s against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, marked by widespread civil disobedience, protests, and clashes.
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A.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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B.
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War was a 1973 conflict in which a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, leading to intense fighting and significant geopolitical consequences in the Middle East.
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C.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
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D.
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War was a brief but pivotal 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states, dramatically redrawing Middle Eastern borders and reshaping regional politics.
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E.
1982 Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War was an Israeli military invasion of Lebanon aimed primarily at expelling the Palestine Liberation Organization, which escalated into a broader conflict involving Lebanese factions and Syrian forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian uprising
ⓘ
conflict ⓘ phase of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Intifada
ⓘ
surface form:
First Palestinian Intifada
Stone Intifada ⓘ |
| ArabicName |
First Intifada
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
الانتفاضة الفلسطينية الأولى
|
| cause |
Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
ⓘ
economic hardship in Palestinian territories ⓘ expansion of Israeli settlements in occupied territories ⓘ longstanding Palestinian grievances over land and rights ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
boycotts of Israeli products
ⓘ
civil disobedience ⓘ clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces ⓘ formation of popular committees ⓘ general strikes ⓘ graffiti and political slogans ⓘ mass protests ⓘ refusal to pay taxes ⓘ stone-throwing by Palestinian youths ⓘ |
| conflictType |
asymmetric conflict
ⓘ
popular uprising ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate |
over 1000 Palestinians killed
ⓘ
over 150 Israelis killed ⓘ |
| endDate | 1993-09-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Intifada ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Hamas
ⓘ
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine ⓘ Israel Border Police ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli Border Police
Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli Defense Forces
Palestine Liberation Organization ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| location |
East Jerusalem
ⓘ
Gaza Strip ⓘ Palestinian territories ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories
West Bank ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Palestinian
ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinians
Israel ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| meaningOfTermIntifada | shaking off in Arabic ⓘ |
| opposingSide |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli Defense Forces
Palestinian protesters ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Unified National Leadership of the Uprising ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
|
| precededBy | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| result |
Madrid Conference of 1991
ⓘ
Oslo Accords ⓘ
surface form:
Oslo I Accord
Oslo Accords ⓘ
surface form:
Oslo peace process
establishment of the Palestinian Authority ⓘ increased international attention to Palestinian national aspirations ⓘ rise of Hamas as a significant political and militant actor ⓘ shift in PLO strategy toward negotiations with Israel ⓘ |
| startDate | 1987-12 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | traffic accident in Gaza involving an Israeli truck and Palestinian workers in December 1987 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Intifada Description of subject: The First Intifada was a large-scale Palestinian uprising from 1987 to the early 1990s against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, marked by widespread civil disobedience, protests, and clashes.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Palestinian Intifada
this entity surface form:
الانتفاضة الفلسطينية الأولى
this entity surface form:
1987 Palestinian uprising