The intifada was for the most part a popular uprising.120 Palestinians used the means at their disposal to disrupt the occupation. Facing a largely civilian uprising, Israel’s response was often brutal. Israeli defense minister Yitzhak Rabin infamously called on the army to “break the bones” of the protestors to deter their actions, sanctioning the use of plastic-covered bullets and live ammunition.121 The Israeli military imposed crippling curfews and carried out large-scale administrative detention against Palestinians.122
