The Unified National Leadership of the Uprising (UNLU) was formed in late December 1987, consolidating various Palestinian factions to provide cohesive direction for the Intifada.

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The Unified National Leadership of the Uprising (UNLU) was formed in late December 1987, consolidating various Palestinian factions to provide cohesive direction for the Intifada.

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Before the Intifada broke out, the eighteenth meeting of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) in April 1987 committed Palestinian factions and the divided leadership to unite in response to ongoing political challenges.4 UNLU sought to incorporate this sense of unity into the popular struggle.
In the second phase, January-March 1988, the uprising became institutionalized under the command of the Unified National Leadership (UNLU), through the establishment of popular and neighborhood committees, and subsequently spread to rural hinterlands of the rebellious townships.
The uprising had different dimensions, which included popular protests, strikes against the civil administration and the establishment of parallel educational arrangements. It was predominantly non-violent and was led by the Unified Leadership of the Uprising (UNLU).

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The Unified National Leadership of the Uprising (UNLU) was a coalition encompassing different factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), including Fatah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and others.
Before the formation of the Unified National Leadership of the Uprising (UNLU), the protests in Palestine, which later became known as the first intifada were mostly spontaneous and without any organization

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The creation and operations of the Unified National Leadership of the Uprising (UNLU)