Ariel Sharon

On this day in 2000, Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem was followed by the outbreak of the Second Intifada, a Palestinian uprising marked by years of violence that left thousands dead. The anniversary is prompting renewed debate over the visit's role in triggering the conflict, with views divided on whether it sparked the uprising or coincided with deeper causes.

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.