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Intifada, 1st

Israel · Government / Government of Israel. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1987–1989Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1987

Yitzhak Shamir9 December 1987

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

Chairs the Israeli government as the First Intifada begins in Gaza and spreads to the West Bank.

Yitzhak Shamir1987

Gaza Strip · Government / Government of Israel

Shamir leads the Israeli government as protests and confrontations spread in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

1989

Yitzhak Rabin19 January 1989

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Israel

Israel's Minister of Defence Rabin proposes that Palestinians end the Intifada in exchange for an opportunity to elect local leaders who would negotiate with the Israeli Government

Names involved

Yitzhak RabinYitzhak Shamir

Provenance

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