Historical records for Palestine in 1987, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Start of the first intifada, under Rantissis leadership the organisation becomes known as Hamas, formed later in the year, "Intifada" is the Arabic word for "uprising". 4 children of the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip are run over by an Israeli truck, Rantissi, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Abdel Fattah Dukhan, Mohammed Shama, ,Ibrahim al-Yazour, Issa al-Najjar, & Salah Shehadeh begin the intifada
The First Intifada begins after a traffic collision in Gaza kills Palestinian workers and protests spread through the occupied territories
The First Intifada begins after a traffic collision in Gaza kills Palestinian workers and protests spread through the occupied territories
Rantissi joins Islamist activists in Gaza as protests spread after the Jabalia collision at the start of the First Intifada.
His killing during early protests becomes a symbol at the start of the First Intifada.
Moves to keep the PLO politically central as the uprising spreads in occupied territories.
Arafat supports the uprising from exile and seeks to keep the PLO central to Palestinian politics during the First Intifada.
Asserts that Palestine is an Islamic land "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day" and that no Arab leader had the right to give up any part of this territory.
During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader.
Yassin opposes the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis & supports armed resistance against Israel.
During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader. Asserts that Palestine is an Islamic land "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day" and that no Arab leader had the right to give up any part of this territory
During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader
Yassin helps establish Hamas in Gaza as an Islamist movement during the First Intifada.
During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader
Yassin helps establish Hamas in Gaza as an Islamist movement during the First Intifada.
Popular committees organise strikes demonstrations and local resistance during the First Intifada
Yassin becomes the spiritual leader of Hamas as the uprising develops in Gaza
Ahmed Yassin helps found Hamas during the early phase of the First Intifada
The First Intifada begins and Abbas supports PLO efforts to maintain leadership over Palestinian politics
During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader
During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader
During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader
During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader
The First Intifada begins and Abbas supports PLO efforts to maintain leadership over Palestinian politics
Popular committees organise strikes demonstrations and local resistance during the First Intifada
Yassin helps found Hamas in Gaza during the early phase of the First Intifada.
Yassin helps found Hamas in Gaza during the early phase of the First Intifada.
Yassin helps found Hamas in Gaza during the early phase of the First Intifada.
Azzam and bin Laden start creating camps inside Afghanistan
Conflicts erupt between Palestinians and the Israeli authorities, the most serious is the First Intifada in 1987 and Gaza becomes a centre of confrontation
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