The roots of the “Arab spring” can be found in the year 2000, a year of historic events that mark the end of an era. Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in June 2000 was without doubt a significant milestone. Twenty-five years…
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1987: The Revolution that Refuses to Die
On December 8, 1987, an Israeli truck collided with a Palestinian vehicle in the Gaza Strip. The vehicle carried eight workers returning from a day’s labor in Israel. Four of them were killed. Prima facie, this was just another unfortunate accident.…