![An Israeli soldier aims his rifle at a Palestinian woman holding a rock during a demonstration in which one Palestinian youth was shot dead in Gaza, on February 29, 1988 [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/a50f74bbe9294acf887a6f74aa0179f8_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Living under a lockdown in Europe has brought back memories of my childhood in Gaza during the Palestinian uprising.
Intifada
Non-violent protest tactics employed the demonstrators in Gaza are reminding many of the first Intifada in the late 1980s.
![Naila Ayyash (left) at a demonstration during the First Intifada in the late 1980s [Luisa Morgantini/Just Vision]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/9f771d7bddbe43ccaf260fcefcc05f4f_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Two women share their stories of how they peacefully protested during both Intifadas and challenged Israel’s occupation.
![About 40 percent of Palestine's male population has been imprisoned by Israel since 1967 [File: Adel Hana/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/00e239d6a33144df80d9d18f8eb99c9c_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Decades after the First Intifada, today’s demonstrations against Israel’s occupation fail to achieve united resistance.
![Six-year Intifada was saturated with civil disobedience, well-organised strikes, and communal cooperatives [File: AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/2010831155918742734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Three Palestinians who lived through the first uprising from 1987-1993 share their experiences.
Ramzi Abu Redwan was a child when he took part in the first Intifada 30 years ago. This is his story.
Thirty years ago, on this day, the first Palestinian uprising known as the Intifada began in Gaza.
![A youth throws stones in the direction of Israeli soldiers at the entrance to Bureij refugee camp in the occupied Gaza strip during the first intifada in 1987 [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/483fc14f376d48cd8471254fbf2a440d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Thirty years ago today, Palestinians took the first step to reclaim their identity and stand up to their oppressors.
How 18 cows became Israel’s most wanted fugitives and symbols of Palestinian resistance.
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Graphic Novel: Israel and the Wanted 18
How a herd of cows became some of Israel’s most wanted fugitives.
![The court has accepted a petition to hear a claim of insanity by accused killer Yosef Haim Ben-David, pictured at centre [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ca6cdbf4c8574f7684cf52fb8fc124df_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Families of Palestinians killed by Israelis continue to file legal cases, despite lack of faith in the justice system.
![Israeli army incursions into university campuses have intensified in recent weeks [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6f3899b8a9524b649aec4fdb316f859d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
West Bank campuses are the new battleground as confrontations between Israeli army and Palestinian students intensify.
Israeli-Palestinians call the ban persecution, an attempt to cover up Israel’s security shortcomings.
!['Under occupation, there's been more or less impunity with the Jewish use of guns, including settlers' use,' says Mazali [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ea97d8179fc24454ba4b387bb1c0d529_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Israelis are encouraged to carry weapons in public as restrictions on gun ownership are loosened.