If anyone doubts the will and capability of adolescents to engage themselves fully in behalf of their society, one need look no further than the Palestinian Intifada to become convinced otherwise. Intifada is an Arabic word meaning an uprising or shaking off. It is used to refer to the popular revolution between 1987 and 1993 by Palestinian Arabs in the Occupied Territories of Israel (the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) against the Israeli military occupation that has been in place since 1967. The fervor and intensity with which the Palestinian youth in particular immersed themselves in this popular uprising – and then sustained this involvement over a period of several violent and traumatic years – are impressive and unique and illustrate the degree to which young people can commit themselves to the service of the larger society. Ironically, however, although the activities of Intifada youth are typically used to symbolize the popular uprising, the numerous volumes published on the movement contain very little about youth experience. The likely reason for this is that the Intifada involved all sectors of Palestinian society, and thus, there has been little reason to highlight any one particular age group. Nevertheless, there were specific activities in which adolescents participated most frequently (e.g., throwing stones, erecting barricades, burning tires), and because these were typically “front-line” actions, adolescents experienced the highest rates of victimization, including being harassed, beaten, shot at, arrested, detained, and imprisoned.