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The First Palestinian Intifada: consequences - Coggle Diagram
The First Palestinian Intifada: consequences
Impact of the First Intifada on the Palestinians
1200 Palestinians were killed, with 300 of them being kids
120,000 Palestinians were wounded in total, 27,000 of which were kids
882 Palestinians that were accused of working with Israelis during the INtifada were also killed by Palestinians
4.Schools were closed for Palestinians, there were a lot of curfews put in place, houses of Palestinians were bulldozed, water supply for the Palestinians was limited
Palestinian businesses went bankrupt due to strikes
Palestinian agriculture was damaged when many oil groves were destroyed
Impact of the First Intifada on Israelis
160 Israelis died
Israel's economy was damaged
A. Security costs were really high
B. Tourism collapsed
C. Businesses were damaged due to boycotts
Israelis were divided about what they wanted to do:
Left wing: were shocked and wanted to end the brutality against the Palestinians
Right Wing: Wanted to be more aggressive with the Palestians in order to protect the Jews better
The overall consequences of the First Intifada
Media coverage of what was going on changed the views of the world drastically
A. This is because they were apalled at the Jewish violent tactics
B. Even the Americans were shocked
israeli reputation suffered really bad because of this
Now, the entire world felt sympathy for the Palestinians, and everyone wanted to help them
Yasser Arafat's change of plan
Before the Intifada, Yasser Arafat's aims was to destroy Israel
Now, Yasser had a more pacifistic approach
A. The Palestinians would acceot the existence of Israel
B. If Israelis gave the Palestinians independence