The political developments passed parallel with and were strongly influenced by the First Intifada,&lt;ref name="res_43/21"&gt;UNGA, &lt;a href="https%3A//web.archive.org/web/20130114152859/http%3A//unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/3BD6ABF508EFE04E852560D30070EC3B"&gt;"Resolution "43/21. The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian people""&lt;/a&gt;. 3 November 1988 (doc.nr. A/RES/43/21).&lt;/ref&gt; which began in December 1987.