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The collapse of Camp David in 2000, for instance, when Yasser Arafat chose to shatter the high expectations of many Israelis and Palestinians, and opted not to legitimize Israel, was followed by his fostering of the second intifada's terror war.
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The collapse of Camp David in 2000, for instance, when Yasser Arafat chose to shatter the high expectations of many Israelis and Palestinians, and opted not to legitimize Israel, was followed by his fostering of the second intifada's terror war.
Eileen Read: Don't Play with Israel-Palestine Maps Eileen Read 2010
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In the intifada's first three years, H-2 residents were under curfew restrictions for over 377 days, including a 182 day non-stop period with spotty breaks to restock essentials.
Israeli Oppression in Hebron - A Case History of Separation, Forced Displacement and Terror 2008
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Absent a shift to widespread nonviolent resistance, of the kind that accounted for most of the first intifada's political gains (as chronicled in the book A Force More Powerful), this means, most likely, the taking of more innocent lives.
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The deposed principal of a Brooklyn Islamic public school simply retooled intifada's image, redefining it now as "shaking off," as if to "shake off oppression."
Doree Lewak: The Swastika: Making a Comeback, or Did It Ever Really Go Away? 2008
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The lack of success from the largely non-violent strategies adopted by the intifada's leadership emboldened more militant groups, such as Hamas, to make violence (although not yet suicide bombings) the dominant method of resistance.
Mark Levine: On the Shoulder's of Burma's Monks, the Fate of the War on Terror Might Well Lie 2008
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Yussif Samir was also swept up in the intifada's turbulence.
Shadow Of Death 2007
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Hundreds of children have been killed since the intifada's start
Israeli soldier cleared in girl-killing case; gov't pays him $17,000 2006
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Hundreds of children have been killed since the intifada's start
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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But it is an important step without which the stalemate and intifada's struggle would continue and result in greater sacrifice and loss, and the prospects of a comprehensive Middle East settlement will remain as distant as ever.
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