After common use of the Arabic word ‘intifada’ to refer to clashes between Israel and Palestine between 1987-91 and 2000-05, the word (literally “tremor”, “shivering”, “shuddering”) is broadly recognised in the Western world. The locations where the conflict played out are familiar if not from broadcasts, then as settings in the books which are the base of the three dominant, monotheistic religions. A vital thread in the Read More …
