The Intifadas
What does Intifada mean?
Shaking off (or uprising)
What does Nakba mean?
The catastrophe
What is the traditional Palestinian dance called?
Dabke
What colors are on the Palestinian flag?
Red, white, black, and green
What language do Palestinians speak?
Arabic
What are the Intifadas?
A series of protests and riots against Israeli occupation.
What is the Nakba?
when many Palestinians were displaced from their homeland by the creation of the new state of Israel.
What dessert was created in Palestine?
Kunafa
What does the watermelon represent?
It represents the Palestinian flag.
What is the oldest church in Palestine?
Church of Nativity
Which Intifada was shorter?
The second
(It lasted 5 years while the other lasted 6)
Around how many villages were destroyed or depopulated in the Nakba?
Around 500
What is Palestine's national dish?
Musakhan
What is the national tree of Palestine?
The olive tree
What currency does Palestine use?
The Israeli Shekel
What was signed at the end of the First Intifada?
The Oslo Accords
What year did the Nakba occur?
1948
When is olive harvest in Palestine?
September - November
What does the symbol of the key mean to Palestinians?
The right to return
What is the lowest city in Palestine (and the world)?
Jericho
What years did the first and second Intifadas occur?
1987 and 2000
What is the Balfour Declaration?
Statement of British support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.
What is Palestinian embroidery called?
Tatreez
What is Handala and what does it represent?
Handala is an image of a dirty young boy whose back is facing the audience. He represents the way people turn their backs on the children of Palestine.
What is the largest city in the West Bank?
Hebron