Spot News, 1st prize
Allan Tannenbaum
Sygma
Sygma
01 January, 1988
Chases, arrests and street battles between soldiers with guns and demonstrators with catapults have become a daily reality. The Palestinian Intifadah gained momentum in 1988. By the time Israel celebrated its 40th anniversary on April 21, more than 200 Palestinians had been killed in their fight for their own state.
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