We get some support in the news from them, but not concrete support. The Intifada, for me, is not only an uprising. It is a purification. The Occupation planted hatred, mistrust and fear in Palestinians. They created fear in us and reminded us of what would happen if we resisted.
Fear is like a monkey on our backs.
The Intifada happened because Palestinians wanted to purify themselves from fear and mistrust, to stand up and say no to repression. The Intifada means not just uprising, but purification. In Islam, when we go to Mecca for pilgrimage, we must throw forty-nine stones in order to purify ourselves and say extra prayers. The Intifada is not what you see on television. There you see only violent actions.