Abstract
In this essay, the author examines the experience and meaning of Palestinian Intifada for two Palestinian refugee women, who were expelled from their homeland and now live in the refugee camps in the West Bank. The Intifada, a 1987 Palestinian uprising, is important in the Palestinian history especially because its massive mobilization of people and images of heroic struggles offer a way to constitute personal and national "pride." Throughout Kamle's story, it is revealed that her activities were inseparable from that of being the "mother," for her experiences during the Intifada were centered on her roles as protector and caretaker of her family. Amne also played a role of the "mother" in the Intifada activities, but her narratives indicate that the Intifada was her own struggle against Israeli occupation and her active contribution to this national movement came from a strong sense of resistance based on her experiences as a refugee.
