Intifada: A Special Report

Intifada—the word carries the ring of a ricocheting bullet. It translates to English as uprising, the symbol of Arab rebellion against Israeli rule. To Ishmael’s children, it is a dream word, a word pregnant with visions of an Arab mini-state. For their Israeli cousins, it has an ominous, nightmare quality—it sounds like death and destruction. Roots of the two-year struggle stem from succ