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- 1Second Intifada began after Sharon's Temple Mount visit▼On this day: Second Intifada triggered following Ariel Sharon's visit to Temple Mount
On this day, Israel marks the anniversary of the Second Intifada, the Palestinian uprising that began after Ariel Sharon visited the Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in September 2000. The visit sparked deadly clashes that escalated into years of violence, leaving thousands dead and shaping Middle East politics for years.
- 2On this day: Sharon's al-Aqsa visit sparked the Second Intifada▼On this day: Sharon's al-Aqsa visit triggers Second Intifada, wave of terrorism
Commemorating the anniversary of Ariel Sharon's September 2000 visit to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, a widely reported event that helped ignite the Second Intifada. The Palestinian uprising that followed brought years of violence, suicide bombings and hundreds of deaths on both sides, reshaping Israeli-Palestinian relations for years.
- 3Remembering the Start of the Second Intifada on September 28●Today in Labor History September 28, 2000: An uprising, known as the Second Intifada, began after the Camp David summit
On September 28, 2000, the Palestinian uprising known as the Second Intifada began, following the failure of the Camp David peace summit and Ariel Sharon's contested visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The uprising led to years of deadly confrontation, with thousands of Palestinians killed. Commemorations of the anniversary are circulating among history-focused and left-wing online communities.