December 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the first intifada. “Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada” is a series of reflections and analysis on this milestone in Palestinian history and turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If you have a story you would like to share please send it to submissions@mondoweiss.net.
- In honor of titans, by Mouin Rabbani
- Khaled’s story, by Jennifer Bing
- During the first Intifada Palestinians used our most strategic asset — our people, by Sam Bahour
- From the Galilee to Gaza – Supporting the first Intifada from inside the Green Line, by Hatim Kanaaneh
- The visitors, by Alison Glick
- The Palestinian people’s most democratic moment, by George Bisharat
- Israeli repression reminiscent of the first intifada may provoke a new uprising, by Dr. Mustafa Barghouti
- Kairos Jewish/Palestine (on the 25th anniversary of the Palestinian uprising), by Marc Ellis
- The first intifada and the non-emergence of a Palestinian state, by Joel Beinin
- Bringing the uprising home – Advocacy to shift US policy during the first intifada, by Nancy Murray
- Witnessing history, by Rev. Dr. Don Wagner
- The iconic ‘children of the stones’, by Sandy Tolan
- Advent in Beit Sahour, November 5, 1989, by Anthony Bing
- The first intifada in the context of Palestinian history, by Helena Cobban
- The first intifada and international solidarity, by Nadia Hijab
- We all have a responsibility to turn resistance into liberation, by Jeff Halper
- A moment of hope, by Mariam C. Said
- The source of Palestinian power is the moral force of our cause, by Ahmed Moor
- The intifada brought Palestine home, by Omar Dajani
- Posters of the first intifada, by Catherine Baker
- Memories of Nablus, by Michael Lynk