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The History Hour: The First Palestinian Intifada

The first Palestinian intifada

26/07/2014

The First Palestinian Intifada

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The first intifada, plus the Jewish centre bombed in Argentina and Prince's Purple Rain

The first Palestinian intifada, plus the bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina, life in India under British rule, and the release of Prince's film Purple Rain.

The first Palestinian intifada, plus first-hand accounts of the bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina, life in India under British rule, the killing by Basque separatist group ETA which sparked the largest demonstrations in Spanish history, plus 30 years on from the release of the film Purple Rain by musician Prince - we hear from his drummer Bobby Z.

(Photo: a Palestinian demonstrator throws a rock during violent protests against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in December 1987. Credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

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