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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 in 2000, Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem sparked the Second Intifada, a period of Palestinian-Israeli violence that lasted for years and killed thousands. Commemorations and retrospectives marking the anniversary are drawing renewed attention to the uprising's origins and its lasting impact on the conflict.
- 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.